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Home Sweet Home
Genres
Drama
Overview
The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the young son decides to take matters into his own hands. In a panic, the wife and son both believe the man is dead and dump him on a roadside. The man survives, however, and returns home weeks later confined to a wheelchair probably for the rest of his life. How will each member in the family cope with this new situation?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2001-03-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.9
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michael Nyqvist
Kent
Kristina Törnqvist
Sara
Anastasios Soulis
Stefan
Alexandra Rapaport
Eva
Mats Blomgren
Daniel
Lars Väringer
Tommy
Anna Bjelkerud
Elisabeth
Anna Eidem
Gunilla
Katarina Weidhagen
Linda
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Saras Läkare
Cecilia Nilsson
Sonja
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