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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1981 - 1.9 August

Sections & Films

THE WEEK ROGER WAS KILLED

Category: Edition 1981

Synopsis
Saturday, February 28, 1981, the sixteen year old Roger Johanson of Ludingo, a city adjacent to Stockholm, is stabbed to death and left in the station of the old city subway in central Stockholm. The action is committed by a boy of sixteen who had never met Roger before. The press reported the crime as "the punk killer". In the documentary film we follow Roger and the two murderers and Magnus during the week that ended with the incident. The film aims to show that they are ordinary boys who have grown up in a situation of violence that they have not been able to cope with.

Original Title Veckan då Roger dodades
Italian Title La settimana in cui Roger è stato ucciso
Category Official Competition
Section Competition
Tipology Short Film
Duration 36'
Production Year 1981
Nationality Sweden
Directed by Staffan Hildebrand
Screenplay Staffan Hildebrand

 regista staffan hildebrandSTAFFAN HILDEBRAND

Staffan Hildebrand was born on July 14, 1946. He is a director and writer, known for many movies.