Flames in the Dark
Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill mother that he will get married. She gets a stroke and dies. Sjögren is affected by feelings of guilt, envy and hatred towards the surroundings. A series of mysterious fires have taken place around the school the last few months. One of the students has seen Sjögren setting fire to a barn. But can he convince the trusted biology teacher Nordmark, expert of the criminal mind?
- Year: 1942
- Country: Sweden
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Terrafilm
- Keyword: boarding school, psychopath, marriage, teacher student relationship, pyromaniac
- Director: Hasse Ekman
- Cast: Edvin Adolphson, Stig Järrel, Inga Tidblad, Hugo Björne, Linnéa Hillberg, Hasse Ekman