Jerusalem (1996)

Directed by

Bille August

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

11

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman inherits a farm and becomes entangled with a religious sect in 19th century Sweden. The film follows her and others as they face faith, community, and departure from their homeland.

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What happens

Jerusalem is a film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 September 1996, directed by Bille August, based on the 1901-1902 two-part novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf. The film, also broadcast as a TV-series, was a Scandinavian co-production headed by Svensk Filmindustri. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The cast includes Ulf Friberg, Sven-Bertil Taube, Maria Bonnevie, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Reine Brynolfsson, Lena Endre, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Nyqvist, Mona Malm, Sven Wollter, Hans Alfredson, Viveka Seldahl and Johan Rabaeus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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