Rötmånad
1970 Swedish film
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Rötmånad (literally "red month", American title: Dog Days, British title: What Are You Doing After the Orgy?) is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1970 directed by Jan Halldoff.
| Rötmånad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jan Halldoff |
| Written by | Bengt Forslund Lars Forssell |
| Produced by | Bengt Forslund Olle Nordemar |
| Starring | Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt Ulla Sjöblom Christina Lindberg |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot
In the Stockholm archipelago lives the barber Assar Gustafsson (played by Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt) peacefully with his 17-year-old daughter Anna-Bella (played by Christina Lindberg). One day Assar's wife Sally (Ulla Sjöblom) comes back after five years of absence and she starts up a brothel with the young girl as the main attraction.
Cast
- Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt ... Assar Gustafsson
- Ulla Sjöblom ... Sally Gustafsson
- Christina Lindberg ... Anna Bella Gustafsson
- Ernst Günther... Jansson
- Eddie Axberg ... Jan
- Jan Blomberg ... Photographer
Production
Rötmånad is Christina Lindberg's first role in a film.[4]
Reception
The film contains a lot of nudity and violence, but also a lot of humor, and has achieved cult film status in Sweden. In 2014, Svensk Filmindustri released it on DVD as part of Fyra klassiska filmer av Jan Halldoff box set.