Kejsaren (1979)
Drama
Before World War II, Swedish workers had to deal with low wages, scarce work, and the extensive importation of foreign labor, particularly for the purpose of breaking strikes. This did not make foreigners of any stripe very popular, and those from "guest worker" countries were particularly disliked. In this film, set in 1938, a half-Polish boy goes to Poland in search of his mother, runs into financial and psychological difficulties there, and is sent back to a Swedish mental hospital. In another story, an unfortunate woman suffers a miscarriage and ends up at the asylum where the Polish boy is being kept.
Cast
Eije Ström
Mother
Accordion player
Waitress
Farmhand
Priest
The Count
Prologue (voice)
Rectifier
Pimp
Pig Watch
Farmhand
Albin Ström
Polish Woman
Priest
Sailor
Anton
The Cook
Swedish Official in Poland
The Captain
Old Man at St. Lars
Caretaker at St. Lars
The Poet at St. Lars
Farmhand
The Doctor at St. Lars
Priest in Catholic church
Choirboy
Choirboy
Gerda
The Pimp's helper
Madman at St. Lars
Singer at Tavern
Woman at the Polish Church
Tavern guest
Crew
Director
Novel
Executive Producer
Editor
Writer
Production Design
Costume Design
Still Photographer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
