Limpan is an alcoholic who has been put into a caretaking home for alcoholics. He's promised a job on the 'outside', but he's not released from the home, so he runs away. He misses the job and gets caught and is brought back, but they won't accept him, since it's after closing time. During a couple of days, he wanders back and forth between the home and the world, meeting several different people who all have their different problems, which Limpan confronts and all the time, there's the question of alcohol; to drink or not to drink.
Acting
Allan Edwall's shambling, heartbreaking humanity.
Direction
Roos finds poetry in institutional hallways and wet streets.
Director
Staffan Roos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1980s Swedish 'proletärfilm' movement exploring working-class struggles through dark comedy.
Allan Edwall was primarily known as a children's author and actor; this rare lead role showcased his dramatic range.
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