

Raven's End
In 1936, aspiring writer Anders, along with his friend Sixten, is desperate to escape his working-class upbringing. Anders' father is an unemployed alcoholic and his mother slaves away at a laundry to support the family. A ray of hope comes Anders' way when he finishes his first novel and submits it to a publisher. But after his girlfriend gets pregnant, his future dims before his eyes once more.
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- Language
- Swedish
- aspiring writer
- malmö
- 1930s
- teenage protagonist
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalUS Premiere21 May 1970
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival3 May 1964
- Theatrical18 Oct 1973
- TheatricalRe-release25 Mar 2015
- TheatricalRe-release24 Jun 2020
GermanyDE
- TVFRG5 Sept 1967
SwedenSE
- Theatrical25 Dec 1963
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Raven's End was released on 25 December 1963.
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CinemaSerf
8/9/2026
I know that we Brits were always fond of a gritty, kitchen-sink, style of dysfunctional family drama, but I wasn't aware that the Swedes were of a similar mind. This rather grim feature follows the life "Anders" (Thommy Berggren), a disillusioned would-be writer who hopes that his wordsmithery will offer him and girlfriend "Elsie" (Christina Frambäck) a route out of their 1930s Malmö concrete jungle. For the moment, …
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