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    Hamnstad

    Poster of the movie Hamnstad
    1948     Drama    
    Sweden
    1h 39min
    Original lang: Swedish, German

    Gosta (Bengt Eklund) is a sailor with the merchant marine who has decided to take some time off from sailing after eight years at sea. Working the docks until he can find a better job, one Saturday night Gosta visits a dance hall and meets Berit (Nine-Christine Jonsson), a beautiful but troubled young woman. Berit has a history as a juvenile delinquent and has served time in a home for girls, where she met her close friend Gertrud (Mimi Nelson). Berit soon becomes infatuated with Gosta, and his strong, well-grounded nature seems to be the stabilizing influence she needs. However, in time Gosta learns about Berit's checkered past and meets her mother (Berta Hall), who makes no secret of her contempt for her daughter. Gosta begins having second thoughts about his relationship with Berit after she unwittingly involves him in the death of Gertrud, who succumbs after receiving an illegal abortion.

    Directed byIngmar Bergman
    Written byIngmar Bergman, Olle Länsberg

    Starring

    Nine-Christine Jönsson
    Bengt Eklund
    Mimi Nelson
    Berta Hall
    Birgitta Valberg
    Sif Ruud
    Britta Billsten
    Harry Ahlin
    Nils Hallberg
    Sven-Eric Gamble
    + MORE

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