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Movie Info

Desperate to feed his wife, Elfrida (Ewa Fröling), and their baby daughter, starving laborer Helge Roos (Stellan Skarsgard) kills an ox belonging to his employer, wealthy farmer Svenning Gustafsson (Liv Ullmann). Helge is caught and jailed, making life even harder for Elfrida and her child. Without the assistance of the fearsome local vicar (Max von Sydow) and Gustafsson's wife (Bjorn Granath), the town's primary charitable benefactor, she must turn to other means to survive.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Swedish
Director:

Sven Nykvist
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 10, 2019
Runtime:

1h 31m
Production Co:

Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT Drama, Josephson & Nykvist HB, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond, Sweetland Films, Nordisk Film, Sandrews

Cast & Crew

Max von Sydow
Vicar

Ewa Fröling
Elfrida Roos

Stellan Skarsgard
Helge Roos

Liv Ullmann
Maria Gustavsson

Bjorn Granath
Flyckt

Lennart Hjulström
Svenning Gustavsson

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Critic Reviews for The Ox

All Critics (4) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)

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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
Comparisons with Bergman are inevitable, but the guilt and religious intolerance have more in common with the soulful austerity of Carl Dreyer. It's an original, and ought to be seen.

December 12, 2017 | Full Review…

Quentin Curtis
Independent on Sunday
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June 30, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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July 30, 2002 | Rating: 3/5

Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette