Denmark / Sweden,
1987, 157 min
Directed by:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Jörgen PerssonComposer:
Stefan NilssonCast:
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Kristina Törnqvist, Morten Jørgensen, Axel Strøbye, Astrid Villaume, Lena-Pia Bernhardsson (more)VOD (1)
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The end of the 19th century. A boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. Among them are Lasse and his son Pelle who move to Denmark to find work. They find employment at a large farm, but are treated as the lowest form of life. Pelle starts to speak Danish but is still harassed as a foreigner. But none of them wants to give up their dream of finding a better life than the life they left in Sweden. (SPI International)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1989 - Bille August (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 1989 - Max von Sydow (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1990 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 1988 - Max von Sydow (Best Actor)
- 1988 - Pelle Hvenegaard (Best Young Actor or Actress)
- 1988 - Bille August (Best Film)
- 1988 - Björn Granath (Best Supporting Actor)
César Awards
- 1989 - Best Film of the European Community
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 1988 - Bille August (Best Danish Film)
- 1988 - Max von Sydow (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1988 - Björn Granath (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1988 - Bille August (Best Screenplay)
- 1988 - Jörgen Persson (Best Cinematography)
- 1988 - Anna Asp (Best Production Design)
- 1988 - Janus Billeskov Jansen (Best Editing)
- 1988 - Lars Lund, Niels Arild (Best Sound)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1987 - Per Holst (Best Film)
- 1987 - Max von Sydow (Best Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1989 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1988 - Jörgen Persson (Best Cinematographer)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1988 - Bille August (Golden Palm - Official Competition)