We Have Many Names

We Have Many Names

We Have Many Names

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We Have Many Names

1976

0h 51m

5.0(3 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A sacrificial passive woman spends her life breeding happiness into her family. What happens when her world of security cracks, shatters completely and her identity dissolves?

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling

Lena

Ewa Fröling

Ewa Fröling

Dream Woman

Gunnar Furumo

Robert

Ernst Günther

Ernst Günther

Police Inspector

Gun Jönsson

Gun Jönsson

Rosalie

Marianne Stjernqvist

Marianne Stjernqvist

The Mother

Creative team

Directed by: Mai Zetterling
Written by: Agneta Elers-Jarleman
Produced by: Bo Jönsson

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