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Torment (1944)

★ 7.3101 min

1944 film by Alf Sjöberg

Torment (Swedish: Hets) is a 1944 Swedish film, directed by Alf Sjöberg from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman. The film, a tale of sex, passion and murder, was originally released as Frenzy in the United Kingdom, although later releases have used the US title. The film won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Torment about?
Torment (1944) — Jan-Erik Widgren is a high-school senior. His Latin teacher, Caligula, is feared by everybody, both teachers and students. Widgren falls in love with Berta, who works in a tobacco store. She tells him that she is harassed by a mean, sadistic man, but does not tell him that it is
Is Torment based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Torment scary?
Content rating: . See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.