Here Is Your Life (1966)
Genre : Drama, History
Runtime : 2H 49M
Director : Jan Troell
Writer : Bengt Forslund, Jan Troell
Synopsis
A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving through a series of jobs and romances that gradually shape his future.
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