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"The Slingshot"
1993
Directed by Ake Sandgren

Roland is twelve years old.  His mother is a Russian Jew and his father is a Swedish Socialist.  Living in a society that considers his father's politics to be treason and his mother's religion blasphemy, Roland is the victim of ceaseless bullying and prejudice.  But Roland is a survivor...

When he's not busy being persecuted, the determined Roland is a budding inventor.  Creating a powerful slingshot out of wire and two of his mother's contraband condoms, the young survival artist ultimately seizes on an ingenious way to turn the tables on his oppressors, bringing him fame, fortune and big trouble with the police.  This film won the Swedish Academy Award for Best Picture. Swedish with English subtitles. 102 minutes.

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