"Göte" (Tomas Bolme) is an handsome and gentle young man who is having one of those coming of age crises with his aspirational middle class parents. From little more than boredom, he allies himself with the thuggish "Max" (Heinz Hopf) and his muscle "Manne" (Björn Gustafson) who make a living by poaching the deer from the local estate. The squire (Anders Henrikson) is fed up with this so employs the no-nonsense…
The Boy in the Tree (1961)
A summer drama of life and death
Göte is a young teen who seems to be at odds with his family and may not know his own mind that well either. Discontented and rebellious, Göte joins up with two mean-spirited game poachers in spite of the fact that he loves animals and nature. This contradiction between his own feelings and his need to rebel reaches a climax when a forest ranger starts to track down the young men in ever-tightening circles.
Top Cast
Tomas Bolme
Göte
Heinz Hopf
Max
Björn Gustafson
Manne
Anders Henrikson
John Cervin
Birgitta Pettersson
Marie
Åke Lindman
Sten Sundberg
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Mother
Björn Berglund
Father
Karin Juel
Cervin's Housemaid
Ebba Ringdahl
Woman at Party
Yvonne Nygren
Yvonne
Martin Ericsson
Anita Jodelsohn
Brita Ekström
Bengt Melin
Tore Ljungberg
Gardener
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What is The Boy in the Tree about?
Göte is a young teen who seems to be at odds with his family and may not know his own mind that well either. Discontented and rebellious, Göte joins up with two mean-spirited game poachers in spite of the fact that he loves animals and nature. This contradiction between his own…
When was The Boy in the Tree released?
The Boy in the Tree was released in 1961.
What genres does The Boy in the Tree belong to?
The Boy in the Tree is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in The Boy in the Tree?
The cast of The Boy in the Tree includes Tomas Bolme, Heinz Hopf, Björn Gustafson, Anders Henrikson, Birgitta Pettersson.