Sweet Land
Deeply Moving! An unforgettable, touching family saga.- Jeffrey Lyons, NBC
A Triumph!- Variety
Set at the end of World War I in the exquisite landscape of Minnesota farm country, SWEET LAND tells a small yet powerful tale of immigrants struggling to establish homesteads and new lives. It is a story of the land - beautiul, fertile land that has attracted generations of hardworking Norwegian settlers - and of the poeple in a fearful, war-weary America that is quick to judge ans slow to embrace outsiders. The film focuses on recent Norwegian immigrant Olaf (Tim Guinee) and his bride-to-be, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser), a German refugee whose nationality, lack of papers and strong coffee cause great difficulties in a rigid community. Spare, painterly and with a wonderfully strong cast that includes Alan Cumming, Ned Beatty and John Heard, SWEET LAND is a gorgeous portrait. - Hamptons Film Festival (Ali Selim, 2005, 110m)
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