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''[[The Sinful Dwarf (Film)|The Sinful Dwarf]]'' (1973) (original title: ''Dværgen'') is a Danish [[Exploitation Film]], sometimes referred to as part of a subgenre called "Dwarfsploitation". This particularly nasty piece of cinematic trash was reviled in its own time, playing to only a few thousand people in its native land and flat-out banned in Sweden. At this point, it is sought out by fans of Euro-sleaze cinema for its [[Refuge in Audacity|completely over-the-top nature]]. It does have some plot elements in common with ''[[Thriller a- A Cruel Picture]]'' and ''[[Bloodsucking Freaks]]'', if that's any indication of its content.
 
The movie centers around a boarding house run by a sleazy vaudevillian landlady, Lila Lash, and her incredibly creepy son, a [[Little People Are Surreal|flannel-wearing, toy-collecting, always-grinning little person]] named Olaf. The two of them use their attic space to imprison several young women, whom they control through heroin addiction and sell as prostitutes. Fair warning: there are scenes involving these women that are quite explicit, particularly in the uncut version of the film.
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* [[Lady Drunk]]: Lila Lash and her friend spend much of the movie getting plastered.
* [[Little People Are Surreal]]: Olaf can make ''anything'' seem bizarre and disturbing with nothing more than a sweaty grin.
* [[Madwoman in Thethe Attic|Mad Women In The Attic]]: Three of them, kept completely naked and hooked on heroin.
* [[One-Hour Work Week]]: Subverted with Peter, who begins as a struggling writer, but then spends much of the movie searching for a job.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: To American audiences, this was highly averted. When Peter goes to the police, they not only believe his story, they respond ''immediately''.
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