Sweden's most pathetic criminal finally gets his shot at greatness. Chaos ensues.
Kennet, an incompetent thief and incorrigible petty criminal, longs to even 'the score,' which is not in his favor.
Acting
Lönnbro's sweaty desperation is physically uncomfortable to watch.
Direction
Dahl's handheld realism predates the Nordic crime wave by decades.
Director
Christer Dahl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Sweden's 'crisis of confidence' era, Kennet embodied national anxieties about welfare state cracks.
Anders Lönnbro was primarily a stage actor; Dahl cast him after seeing his physical comedy in a Strindberg production. That theatrical desperation became the film's anchor.
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