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Blood of the Railroad Workers (1979)

Blood of the Railroad Workers poster
Original title
Rallarblod
Directed by
Erik Solbakken
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
15
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of migratory railroad workers come to a small Norwegian town and stir up tension. One of them, a strong independent man named Sjugur, pursues a wealthy landowner's daughter named Innbranna.

slow-burntensemelancholicgrittysombersocially chargedatmospheric

What happens

Blood of the Railroad Workers (Norwegian: Rallarblod) is a 1979 Norwegian drama film directed by Erik Solbakken, starring Nils Ole Oftebro and Ragnhild Hilt. A group of rallare (migratory rail road workers) arrive in a small town in Norway, and cause social conflict. One of the men, Sjugur (Oftebro), stands apart as a strong, independent man. The girls like him, but he has set his sights on Innbranna (Hilt), the daughter of a wealthy landowner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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