While the City Sleeps

Year: 1950

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: Swedish

Director: Lars-Eric Kjellgren

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Jompa, an unemployed young man still living with his exasperated parents, spends his nights drifting between clubs, cafés and small‑time crimes with his friends. A poker game leaves him in debt to the local thug Kalle Lund, who promises a way out: steal the cash hoarded by an elderly pensioner. If Jompa succeeds, his troubles could vanish. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

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