The Slingshot (1994)
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89% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(180 ratings)
Roland (Jesper Salen) is a boy growing up in Stockholm. It is the middle of the 1920s, and he suffers from the twin handicaps of being Jewish and the son of a socialist. However, despite the taunts and bullying he endures, he gets in a few licks of his own, and manages to have some fun (and get some… More Roland (Jesper Salen) is a boy growing up in Stockholm. It is the middle of the 1920s, and he suffers from the twin handicaps of being Jewish and the son of a socialist. However, despite the taunts and bullying he endures, he gets in a few licks of his own, and manages to have some fun (and get some revenge on his tormentors). One particularly successful ploy of his is to take some of the illegal condoms his mother is selling in her tobacco store and use them to power some slingshots he has made, sellling them to neighborhood boys. This affectionate, richly detailed portrait of a man's early adolescence in pre-war Stockholm is based on an autobiographical novel by Roland Schutt) ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Åke Sandgren
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1993 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 7, 1995
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Fred Topel, About.com
Starts out great with the kid's innocent interpretation of a condom. Kinda loses that tone though.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Vividly portrays the amazing resiliency of a Swedish adolescent who valiantly tries to keep his soul alive in adverse conditions.
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Cast
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Stellan Skarsgård
as Fritiof Schutt
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Ernst-Hugo Järegård
as Teacher Lundin
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Reine Brynolfsson
as Hinge Bergegren
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Ing-Marie Carlsson
as Karin Adamsson
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Axel Duberg
as Inspector Gissle
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Ernst Gunther
as Principal
- Heinz Hopf
- Tommy Johnsson
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Tomas Norström
as Boxing Trainer
- Kalle Stridbeck
- Peter Viitanen
- Roland Hedlund
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Rolf Lassgård
as Prisoner
- Margret Weivers
- Stellan Skargard
- Jesper Salén
- Basia Frydman
- Niclas Olund
