''Ravens'' () is a 2017 Swedish

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Jens Assur Jens Assur (born April 29, 1970) is a Swedish photographer, director, scriptwriter, and film producer. His movie, '' Killing the Chickens, to Scare the Monkeys'', premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and has since won a number of prizes. ...

, based on the novel ''

Korparna ''Korparna'' (lit. The Ravens) is a 2011 novel by Swedish author Tomas Bannerhed. It won the August Prize in 2011. A movie was released in 2017 on the book with namRavens References 2, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5752524/plotsummary?ref_=tt_o ...

'' by Tomas Bannerhed.

Plot

In the 1970s Sweden, the farmer Agne (

Reine Brynolfsson Reine Claes-Göran Brynolfsson (born 15 January 1953) is a Swedish actor. He was born in Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the f ...

) is plagued by the work on the farm, and by the feeling that someone wants his family bad. The oldest son Klas (Jakob Nordström), who Agne wants to take over the farm, seeks himself to the worlds of birds, but as the outer threats increase, he faces an inevitable choice, fly or stay.

Cast

as Agne * Maria Heiskanen as Gärd * Jakob Nordström as Klas * as Alvar *

Peter Dalle Dan Peter Dalle (born 5 December 1956) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. Dalle grew up in Täby Municipality, Täby outside Stockholm. He is most famous for the TV series ''Lorry (TV series), Lorry''. He wrote and di ...

as Krister * Saga Samuelsson as Veronika * Jens Jørn Spottag as Carsten * Gösta Viklund as Göran * Max Vobora as Pelle Bula * as Lecturer * as Schoolmaster *

Annika Hallin Annika Susanne Hallin is a Swedish actress. She was born in Hägersten, Stockholm, and studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting 1995 – 1999. In 2001 Hallin was one of those who started ''Teater Nova''. She was married to ...

as Veronika's mother * Åsa Jansson as Librarian * Lars-Gunnar Aronsson as Butcher

Reception

Critical response

''Ravens'' received mostly positive reception by the Swedish critics, with many celebrated the film for its acting and cinematography, while others criticized it for having a long runtime, and the lack of dialogue.

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{Jens Assur Swedish drama films Films directed by Jens Assur Films based on Swedish novels Films set in the 1970s 2017 drama films 2017 films 2010s Swedish-language films 2010s Swedish films