Songs of Earth (2023)

Original title

Fedrelandet

Directed by

Margreth Olin

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12+

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker films her 85-year-old father over the course of a year in the Norwegian valley where he grew up. The documentary captures him moving through the natural landscape and reflecting on his life there.

contemplativegentlemeditativeserenepersonalintimateobservationalslow-paced

What happens

Songs of Earth (Norwegian: Fedrelandet) is a 2023 Norwegian documentary film written and directed by Margreth Olin. In the film, Olin follows her 85-year-old father through a year in the natural surroundings of Oldedalen in Vestland, where he grew up. The film had its world premiere during the documentary film festival CPH:DOX in Denmark on 18 March 2023, and a Norwegian cinema premiere on 1 September of the same year. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars, but didn't make the shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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