Summary: n desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. No-one suspects anything until the meat is finished and Helge tries to sell the hide at a local market. He is spotted by the local vicar and, wracked with guilt, confesses. The vicar assures him that if he gives himself up, he'll be treated leniently, but Helge's sentence is far harsher than anyone predicted... (imdb)

AKA: The Ox

Genre: Drama

Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden

Directed By: Sven Nykvist

Written By: Sven Nykvist, Lasse Summanen

Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Max von Sydow, Erland Josephson, Liv Ullmann, Lennart Hjulström, Björn Granath, Ewa Fröling

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