Direction
Zetterling's unflinching gaze at childhood cruelty
Editing
Tight 15 minutes that never wastes a frame

Director
Mai Zetterling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mai Zetterling was already an acclaimed actress when she directed this, making her one of the few women breaking into European auteur cinema in the early 1960s.
The film was made for Swedish television but banned from broadcast for being too disturbing for children — despite starring children and being about children.