Name: The Slingshot
Director: Åke Sandgren
Released: 1993-09-24
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Jesper Salén, Basia Frydman, Niclas Olund, Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Subtitles for: The Slingshot (1993)

"If growing up were easy, everybody would do it."

Stockholm in the 1920s. Young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother and a boxing brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them, Roland makes slingshots which he sells. His rebellious ways has gotten him the special attention of his school teacher, who always makes sure that Roland is punished. Roland also tries to make extra money by repairing bicycles, a successful business that in the end lands him in hot water.

Rate	★ 6/10 (39 votes)
Genre	Drama
Duration	1h 42m
Country	Denmark, Sweden
Release	24 Sep 1993
Language	SV
Director	Åke Sandgren
Keywords	child abuse based on novel or book parent child relationship sadistic class socialism fascist condom coming of age spanking antisemitism working class bigotry childhood reform school slingshot 1930s
IMDb	tt0107349 ↗
Type	Movie Released