Shame on Dry Land (Swedish: Syndabocken) is a 2023 drama film directed and written by Axel Petersén.

A con man, Dimman, leaves for Malta to surprise a friend at their wedding, but becomes entangled in a large Swedish online gambling community.

[1] Shame on Dry Land had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September, competing for the Platform Prize.

[5] Kurt Halfyard of Screen Anarchy gave the film a positive review, calling it "hat rare bird of sensual fusion of commercial Hollywood and European arthouse sensibilities".

[6] Elena Lazic of Cineuropa praised its "frenetic visual style" and exploration of Dimman's psychological makeup, writing that it " calls back to 1970s neo-noir American films".