30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: Competition of European First Feature Films

The Unpromised Land (2019) 15

Sweden | 2019 | 87 min.

Sabina has traveled from Romania to the small Swedish town of Holmsund with her Roma brothers. They work in a garage and Sabina is looking for a job. Elin, born and raised in Holmsund, is in the church singing at the graduation ceremony. Summer is about to start and Sabina gets to know Elin. Together they will revolt against the old ways and find something new in each other. At the same time, the society around them collapses in fear and Elin´s dad goes insane with sorrow. There is a madness in this Swedish idyll.

CountrySweden
Year2019
Duration87 min
Rating15
LanguageSwedish
SubtitleEnglish, Czech
Directed by Victor Lindgren
Screenplay Victor Lindgren
Music Anders Lind
Edited by Victor Lindgren
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Biography

Swedish screenwriter and director. For his short films, e.g. Undress Me (Ta av mig, 2012), I Turn to You (ag vill nå dig, 2015) and The Comet (Kometen, 2017), he's won international recognition and awards. He made his debut with the feature film The Unpromised Land (Till drömmarnas land, 2019). He also makes ads and music videos. He works at the production company Bautafilm, which he co-owns.

Friendship, Growing Up, Refugees

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