491

Year: 1964

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: Swedish

Director: Vilgot Sjöman

Drama

The film explores what happens on the 491st sin when forgiveness runs out. Six young offenders are placed together in a dilapidated Stockholm apartment as part of a social experiment overseen by two uneasy social workers. Boredom drives them to petty crime until they encounter a troubled girl, forcing a clash of morality, oppression and the urge for redemption.

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