The Headsman and the Harlot
Seen it?1986 | 84 min | Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Sweden, beginning of the 18th Century. Executions are popular entertainment and brothels a given. Still the executioner and the whore are both despised and shunned. The executioner became executioner against his will and the whore, only 17 years old, was forced into the brothel. This is the story of how the two meet and exchange cruelty with tenderness, guilt with innocence.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
- Niklas EkThe Executioner
- Stephanie Sunna HockettThe Whore
- Kjell BergqvistPer
- Per OscarssonBailiff
- Kim AnderzonSköka
- Inga-Lill Andersson
- Sune Mangs
- Kent Andersson
- Thorsten Flinck