The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Sven
Hans Alfredson
Höglund
Maria Johansson
Anna
Per Myrberg
Andersson
Gösta Ekman
The New Driver
Carl Billquist
Flodin
Lena Nyman
Woman Without Legs
Nils Ahlroth
Månsson
Lars Amble
Bengt
Lena-Pia Bernhardsson
Mrs. Andersson
Carl-Åke Eriksson
Wallin
Cecilia Walton
Vera
Wallis Grahn
Mrs. Höglund
Else-Marie Brandt
Sven's Mother
Björn Andrésen
Angel
Daniel Alfredson
Angel
Erik Spangenberg
Angel
Tomas Alfredson
Axel
Karin Ekström
Unknown
Karl-Edvard Jeppsson
Unknown
Catherine Jeppsson
Unknown
Ingvar Andersson
Unknown
Marga Pettersson
Unknown
Anders Granström
Unknown
Leif Ernhagen
Unknown
B.G. Svensson
Unknown
Stellan Sundahl
Unknown
Folke Lindh
Unknown
Jan Wirén
Unknown
Anna-Carin Krokstäde
Unknown
Georg Årlin
Unknown
Crew
Hans Alfredson
Director, Writer, Novel
Jan Persson
Editor
Rolf Lindström
Director of Photography
Jörgen Persson
Director of Photography
Niklas Rådström
Assistant Director
Stig Boqvist
Production Design
Ulla-Britt Söderlund
Costume Design
Christer Furubrand
Sound
Wille Kökeritz
Sound
Rolf Sersam
Original Music Composer
Waldemar Bergendahl
Production Manager
