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The Exiles (1921)

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Original title
De landsflyktige
Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
Genre
drama film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A man and a woman are forced to leave their homeland and start a new life in Sweden. They struggle with loneliness and the challenge of adapting to a different culture.

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What happens

De landsflyktige är en svensk film från 1921 i regi av Mauritz Stiller. Filmen premiärvisades 7 november 1921. Filmen spelades in i Filmstaden Råsunda med exteriörer från Steninge slott, Stadsgårdskajen med flera miljöer i Stockholm av Henrik Jaenzon. Som förlaga har man Runar Schildts novell Zoja från 1920 som igår i novellsamlingen Häxskogen. Det var under inspelningen av De landsflyktige, som Stiller, som sedan födseln i Helsingfors varit rysk medborgare, efter ansökan blev svensk medborgare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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