The Ox (Swedish: Oxen) is a 1991 Swedish drama film directed by Sven Nykvist. Collaborating with Lasse Summanen, Nykvist penned the screenplay adapted from the 1981 novel Oxen by Siv Cedering. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. [1]

The Ox: Directed by Sven Nykvist. With Stellan Skarsgård, Ewa Fröling, Erland Josephson, Max von Sydow. Swedish pauper's family is starving. In desperation, he steals his lord's ox. He hopes that the crime will not be revealed, but it happens.

In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox and feeds it to his wife and baby daughter. Nobody suspects anything until Helge tries to sell the hide at a local market. He is spotted by the local vicar and, wracked with guilt, confesses.

In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and unexpected chain of events. Find out how and where to watch "The Ox" online on Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ today – …

Sep 25, 1992 · On Christmas, 1867, in a profoundly devout rural Swedish community, Helge (Stellan Skarsgard), a young tenant farmer, peers out a windowpane ringed with frost and sees an ox belonging to his...

A man confesses to killing his master’s ox to feed his starving wife and infant daughter yet receives a brutal jail sentence from a conniving deputy.

In desperation, Helge Roos (Stellan Skarsgård) kills one of his employer's oxen to feed his starving wife and baby. He soon regrets it. After covering up his crime successfully, he is convinced by the local clergyman (Max von Sydow) to confess, creating unexpected results.

In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and baby daughter, setting off a devastating and unexpected chain of events. Starring Max von Sydow...

Set in rural southern Sweden during the catastrophic crop failures and famine of the 1860s, Nykvist’s restrained and expressive debut film as a director tells of a family’s struggle to survive.