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The Headsman and the Harlot

19861h 24mHrafn Gunnlaugsson

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Sweden, beginning of the 18th Century. Executions are popular entertainment and brothels a given. Still the executioner and the whore are both despised and shunned. The executioner became executioner against his will and the whore, only 17 years old, was forced into the brothel. This is the story of how the two meet and exchange cruelty with tenderness, guilt with innocence.

DramaRomanceTV Movie
Middle Ages (476-1453)

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What is The Headsman and the Harlot (1986) about?

Sweden, beginning of the 18th Century. Executions are popular entertainment and brothels a given. Still the executioner and the whore are both despised and shunned. The executioner became executioner against his will and the whore, only 17 years old, was forced into the brothel. This is the story of how the two meet and exchange cruelty with tenderness, guilt with innocence.

Who stars in The Headsman and the Harlot?

The Headsman and the Harlot stars Niklas Ek (The Executioner), Stephanie Sunna Hockett (The Whore), Kjell Bergqvist (Per), Per Oscarsson (Bailiff), Kim Anderzon (Sköka). The film was directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson.

How long is The Headsman and the Harlot?

The Headsman and the Harlot has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1986.

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