The Serpent's Way

The Serpent's Way (Swedish: Ormens väg på hälleberget) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival^[1] and in competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] At the 22nd Guldbagge Awards Stina Ekblad won the award for Best Actress.^[3]

The Serpent's Way
Swedish poster
Directed by	Bo Widerberg
Written by	Bo Widerberg Torgny Lindgren
Produced by	Göran Lindström
Starring	Stina Ekblad
Cinematography	Jörgen Persson
Edited by	Bo Widerberg
Release date	25 December 1986 (1986-12-25)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Plot

A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Janni must see his mother, sister, niece and wife all being exploited, and the family grow bigger with the abuser's kids.

Cast

• Stina Ekblad as Tea Alexisdotter
• Stellan Skarsgård as Karl Orsa Markström
• Reine Brynolfsson as Jani
• Pernilla August as Eva (as Pernilla Östergren)
• Tomas von Brömssen as Jacob
• Pernilla Wahlgren as Johanna
• Ernst Günther as Ol Karlsa
• Birgitta Ulfsson as Grandma
• Johan Widerberg as Jani as a child
• Melinda Kinnaman as Eva as child