''Men Can't Be Raped'' (also known as ''Manrape''; ) is a 1978 Finnish-Swedish " rape and revenge" drama film directed by

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ...

, based on the novel '' Manrape'' by

Märta Tikkanen Märta Eleonora Tikkanen (; born 3 April 1935) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer. Biography Born in Helsinki, she has worked as a reporter for ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' from 1956 to 1961. She graduated from the University of Helsinki, Master of ...

. It tells the story of a woman (

Anna Godenius Anna Godenius (born 24 July 1944) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her lead roles in the 1977 miniseries and 1978 film '' Men Can't Be Raped.'' Biography She was born 24 July 1944 in Köping. She graduated from the State School o ...

), who, after being raped by a man (

Gösta Bredefeldt Gösta Johan Harwey Bredefeldt (19 December 1935 – 9 January 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1961 and 2009. Bredefeldt starred in the 1974 film ''A Handful of Love (film), A Handful ...

), begins to shadow her abuser with revenge in mind.

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* * 1978 films 1978 drama films Films directed by Jörn Donner Finnish drama films Swedish drama films 1970s Swedish-language films Films based on Finnish novels Rape and revenge films 1970s Swedish films Swedish-language drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub