Sons of the Soil (1919)
- Original title
- Borgslægtens historie
- Directed by
- Gunnar Sommerfeldt
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 2h 59m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A story about a family living on a farm in Iceland. The film shows their daily lives and struggles with the harsh landscape.
silentruralstarkslow-pacedmelancholicearthypoetic
What happens
Sons of the Soil (Danish: Borgslægtens historie, Icelandic: Saga Borgarættarinnar) is a Danish film directed and shot by Gunnar Sommerfeldt in Iceland in 1919, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson. It was released in 1920, and it was the first film shot in Iceland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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