Shame

In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

Cast

Liv Ullmann

as Eva Rosenberg

Max von Sydow

as Jan Rosenberg

Sigge Fürst

as Filip

Gunnar Björnstrand

as Mr. Jacobi

Birgitta Valberg

as Mrs. Jacobi

Hans Alfredson

as Lobelius

Ingvar Kjellson

as Oswald

Frank Sundström

as Interrogator

Vilgot Sjöman

as TV Interviewer

Bengt Eklund

as Guard on Jacobi's Expedition

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