The Emigrants (Utvandrarna)

synopsis

A poverty stricken family chooses to escape Sweden and set out for America, in the hopes of finding a better and more propersous life. What follows is a journey full of treacherous danger, gruelling travels and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange land. Despite their struggles, they are determined to fit, but are plagued by the fear that this new land may not be the idyllic paradise promised.



details

Drama
2 hr. 28 min.

director

Erik Poppe

writer

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synopsis

A poverty stricken family chooses to escape Sweden and set out for America, in the hopes of finding a better and more propersous life. What follows is a journey full of treacherous danger, gruelling travels and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange land. Despite their struggles, they are determined to fit, but are plagued by the fear that this new land may not be the idyllic paradise promised.



details

Drama
2 hr. 28 min.

director

Erik Poppe

writer