1849. Karl Oskar, his wife Kristina and their four young children are struggling to get by in the Swedish countryside, with crops scarce on their small farm. Determined to flee hardship, religious persecution and social oppression, they, along with many other Scandinavians, elect to make the epic journey across the Atlantic, enticed by the promise of free land in a booming Minnesota.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 28 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, 2021
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Language
- Swedish, English, Norwegian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Erik Poppe
- Screenplay
- Anna Bache-Wiig, Siv Rajendram Eliassen
- Producers
- Fredrik Wikström Nicastro
- Cinematography
- John Christian Rosenlund
- Music
- Johan Söderqvist
- Cast
- Lisa Carlehed, Gustaf Skarsgård, Sofia Helin, Tove Lo
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Erik Poppe
Erik Poppe is one of Norway’s most acclaimed directors and screenwriters, former cinematographer and press photographer. He graduated as a cinematographer at the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991. Poppe’s films “Hawaii, Oslo” (2004), “A Thousand Times Good Night” and “The King‘s Choice“ were screened at “Scanorama”.
