Stefan Jarl

Stefan Jarl

Stefan Jarl is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. Together with Jan Lindqvist he made the Mods Trilogy, three films which follow a group of alienated people in Stockholm from the 1960s to the 1990s, They Call Us Misfits (1968), A Respectable Life (1979) and The Social Heritage (1993). A Respectable Life won the 1979 Guldbagge Awards for Best Film and Best Director. Jarl also wrote and directed Jag är din krigare (1997), and directed Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced (2003), The Girl From Auschwitz (2005), and Submission (2010), a documentary about the "chemical burden" of synthetics and plastics carried by people born after World War II. At the 25th Guldbagge Awards in 1990 he won the Creative Achievement award and in 2017 Jarl received the Lenin Award.

  • Title: Stefan Jarl
  • Popularity: 2.529
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1941-03-18
  • Place of Birth: Skara, Skaraborgs län, Sweden
  • Homepage: http://www.stefanjarl.se/
  • Also Known As:
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Stefan Jarl Movies

  • 2023
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    Själen för fan

    Själen för fan

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Subjection

    The Subjection

    5.7 2010 HD

    Documentary in which director Stefan Jarl has a blood test performed on himself to show the "chemical burden" of trace chemicals in the blood of all...

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  • 1968
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    They Call Us Misfits

    They Call Us Misfits

    6.739 1968 HD

    A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.

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  • 1979
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    A Respectable Life

    A Respectable Life

    6.9 1979 HD

    "A Respectable Life" - A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and...

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  • 1993
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    Misfits to Yuppies

    Misfits to Yuppies

    6.1 1993 HD

    Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in...

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  • 2004
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    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with...

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  • 1995
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    I Am Curious, Film

    I Am Curious, Film

    3.75 1995 HD

    The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

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  • 2015
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    Victoria - en film om kärlek

    Victoria - en film om kärlek

    1 2015 HD

    Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's film 'Victoria'.

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  • 2003
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    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    5.727 2003 HD

    A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalization protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged...

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  • 1970
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    En film om Modstrilogin

    En film om Modstrilogin

    1 1970 HD

    A documentary about Stefan Jarl's Mod-trilogy.

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  • 2021
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    Brevfilmen

    Brevfilmen

    1 2021 HD

    Stefan Jarl and the Danish director Carsten Brandt, having exchanged letters for many years, decide to start a correspondence of cinema letters. They...

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  • 1987
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    The Threat

    The Threat

    10 1987 HD

    On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia. Sweden...

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  • 1987
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    The Threat

    The Threat

    10 1987 HD

    On Saturday, April 26, spring came to Sweden. That same day, Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Bringing mild winds to Scandinavia. Sweden...

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  • 1991
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    Jåvna, renskötare år 2000

    Jåvna, renskötare år 2000

    1 1991 HD

    The twelve-year-old Jåvna is the guide to the Sami everyday life. He talks about his culture and about his future as a reindeer herder. The...

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  • 1994
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    Samernas land

    Samernas land

    1 1994 HD

    About changes in the Sami living conditions. Traditional remarking and untouched nature mixed with images of brutal industrialist attacks in the...

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  • 1994
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    Samernas land

    Samernas land

    1 1994 HD

    About changes in the Sami living conditions. Traditional remarking and untouched nature mixed with images of brutal industrialist attacks in the...

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  • 1968
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    They Call Us Misfits

    They Call Us Misfits

    6.739 1968 HD

    A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.

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  • 1968
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    They Call Us Misfits

    They Call Us Misfits

    6.739 1968 HD

    A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.

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  • 1979
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    A Respectable Life

    A Respectable Life

    6.9 1979 HD

    "A Respectable Life" - A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and...

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  • 1979
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    A Respectable Life

    A Respectable Life

    6.9 1979 HD

    "A Respectable Life" - A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and...

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  • 1968
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    They Call Us Misfits

    They Call Us Misfits

    6.739 1968 HD

    A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.

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  • 1968
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    They Call Us Misfits

    They Call Us Misfits

    6.739 1968 HD

    A documentary film depicting a group of young boys from Stockholm which live on the outskirts of society. The film is the first part of a trilogy.

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  • 1979
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    A Respectable Life

    A Respectable Life

    6.9 1979 HD

    "A Respectable Life" - A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and...

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  • 1979
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    A Respectable Life

    A Respectable Life

    6.9 1979 HD

    "A Respectable Life" - A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and...

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  • 1993
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    Misfits to Yuppies

    Misfits to Yuppies

    6.1 1993 HD

    Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in...

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  • 1993
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    Misfits to Yuppies

    Misfits to Yuppies

    6.1 1993 HD

    Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in...

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  • 2010
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    The Subjection

    The Subjection

    5.7 2010 HD

    Documentary in which director Stefan Jarl has a blood test performed on himself to show the "chemical burden" of trace chemicals in the blood of all...

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  • 1985
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    The Soul Is Greater Than the World

    The Soul Is Greater Than the World

    6.3 1985 HD

    A documentary about Swedish Discus champion Ricky Bruch as he prepares for the 1984 Olympics. The film highlights Bruch's obsessive behavior...

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  • 2004
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    Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2003
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    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    5.727 2003 HD

    A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalization protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged...

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  • 2002
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    Muraren

    Muraren

    5.8 2002 HD

    A documentary about acclaimed Swedish actor Thommy Berggren.

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  • 1998
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    Liv till varje pris

    Liv till varje pris

    6.5 1998 HD

    A documentary about acclaimed Swedish film director Bo Widerberg.

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  • 1997
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    Nature's Warrior

    Nature's Warrior

    4.8 1997 HD

    13 year old Kim feels at home in the wilderness. One night, nature's soul appears to him in the form of an Indian, and designates him nature's...

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  • 1997
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    Nature's Warrior

    Nature's Warrior

    4.8 1997 HD

    13 year old Kim feels at home in the wilderness. One night, nature's soul appears to him in the form of an Indian, and designates him nature's...

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  • 2013
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    Decency

    Decency

    1.7 2013 HD

    A cry from the revolutionary wilderness. About the solidarity that disappeared.

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  • 1972
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    Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv

    Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv

    5 1972 HD

    Private detective Ture Sventon is visited by his friend Mr. Omar of the Arabic desert. Sventon decides to travel with Mr. Omar on his flying carpet...

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  • 1970
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    The Magic Circle

    The Magic Circle

    6 1970 HD

    Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.

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  • 1970
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    The Magic Circle

    The Magic Circle

    6 1970 HD

    Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden in the 1930s.

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  • 1965
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    Kyrie

    Kyrie

    1 1965 HD

    Birgitta Trotzig's "A Landscape" depicted from the mythology of the sore human deaths from which the drug has been collected.

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.191 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it...

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  • 1976
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    Man on the Roof

    Man on the Roof

    7.191 1976 HD

    Detective Martin Beck investigates the grisly murder of a police Lieutenant in his hospital room, he soon realises the urgency of the case when it...

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  • 1990
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    Good People

    Good People

    3 1990 HD

    A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in...

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  • 2024
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    Shards

    Shards

    1 2024 HD

    With impressive visual clarity, memories, experiences, and events are interwoven with myths and dreams in a film about the search for meaning in a...

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  • 1974
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    Transform Sweden

    Transform Sweden

    1 1974 HD

    This is what the filmmakers say about the film: We wanted to make a feature film about the class society Sweden. But we were not allowed by the...

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  • 1967
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    The Truth About the New Anna Susanna

    The Truth About the New Anna Susanna

    7 1967 HD

    About the "aware, free and unrestrained modern woman" Anna Susanna.

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  • 1983
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    Nature's Revenge

    Nature's Revenge

    5.3 1983 HD

    Naturens Hämnd ("Nature's Revenge") is a moving and thought-provoking documentary about what we do with our natural enviroment, and what...

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  • 2006
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    Epilog

    Epilog

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Girl from Auschwitz

    The Girl from Auschwitz

    1 2005 HD

    A portrait of the legendary Swedish journalist and writer Cordelia Edvardson (1929-2012). She was only fourteen when she alone was brought to the...

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  • 2010
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    The Subjection

    The Subjection

    5.7 2010 HD

    Documentary in which director Stefan Jarl has a blood test performed on himself to show the "chemical burden" of trace chemicals in the blood of all...

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  • 2000
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    Beauty Will Save the World

    Beauty Will Save the World

    5.7 2000 HD

    A documentary about Arne Sucksdorff. Stefan Jarl interviews Sucksdorff in his home where they talk about his films, life and memories.

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  • 1990
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    Good People

    Good People

    3 1990 HD

    A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in...

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  • 1990
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    Good People

    Good People

    3 1990 HD

    A father and his son move to small village in the south of Sweden. One day, the boy finds an injured bird. He skips the school and spend more time in...

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  • 2001
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    Gästgivargår'n

    Gästgivargår'n

    1 2001 HD

    'Gästgivargår'n' depicts a restaurant at the foot of Kinnekulle dating back to the 1500s. There, restaurateur Stefan Johansson runs an inn...

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  • 1989
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    Time Has No Name

    Time Has No Name

    6 1989 HD

    A documentary which visually captures the day-to-day routines of a husband and wife on a small farm.

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  • 1989
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    Time Has No Name

    Time Has No Name

    6 1989 HD

    A documentary which visually captures the day-to-day routines of a husband and wife on a small farm.

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  • 2023
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    Själen för fan

    Själen för fan

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2018
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    Before Winter Comes

    Before Winter Comes

    3.8 2018 HD

    A family on a small farm tries to live as usual even though there is a violent coup in the country. The threat is constantly present.

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  • 2018
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    Before Winter Comes

    Before Winter Comes

    3.8 2018 HD

    A family on a small farm tries to live as usual even though there is a violent coup in the country. The threat is constantly present.

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  • 1968
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    U-barn

    U-barn

    1 1968 HD

    "U-barn was based on a few simple things: combining some forms of societal imprinting through education and advertisement, some educational...

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  • 1966
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    Snutarna

    Snutarna

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1993
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    Misfits to Yuppies

    Misfits to Yuppies

    6.1 1993 HD

    Misfits to Yuppies is the last of three films (Dom kallar oss mods, Ett anständigt liv, Det sociala arvet) that shows conditions for addicts in...

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  • 1976
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    We Have Our Own Song - The Music Movie

    We Have Our Own Song - The Music Movie

    1 1976 HD

    The film documents the alternative festival, made to protest against the Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm 1975. There are many Swedish and...

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  • 2014
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    Koltrasten

    Koltrasten

    5 2014 HD

    A short tribute to director Stefan Jarl's late friend, filmmaker Bo Widerberg, who passed away in 1997 at the age of 66.

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  • 2003
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    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    5.727 2003 HD

    A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalization protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged...

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  • 2003
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    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced

    5.727 2003 HD

    A feature-length documentary, possibly focusing, at least in part, on the recent anti-globalization protests in Gothenburg, Sweden and the alleged...

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  • 2000
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    De hemlösa

    De hemlösa

    6.2 2000 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

    5.5 1981 HD

    The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a...

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