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Raven's End

7.0(37)19631h 37m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Swedish
  • aspiring writer
  • malmö
  • 1930s
  • teenage protagonist

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Director

Bo Widerberg

Produced in

Sweden

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Release dates

  • 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

    7/10

    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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