A story from the time when television first came to Sweden. Edvin, a bachelor, lives with his mother in a small village. The municipality has decided to build a new road where Edvin's house is located. One day Edvin get a large package in the mail arrives. It is a television set.
Acting
Eva Fritjofson's Hanna: suffocating love in every gesture.
Writing
Every line carries decades of unspoken village history.
Production
Meticulous 1950s period detail that feels lived-in, not museum-piece.
Director
Kjell-Åke Andersson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Lars Norén's play, Sweden's most performed contemporary dramatist—this adaptation preserves his signature silences.
TV arrived in Sweden in 1956; this captures the exact moment when rural isolation cracked open—and not everyone wanted the light.
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