Sweet Land

From Fargo Filmmaking

Sweet Land (2005) is a feature-length movie created by Ali Selim.

Contents 1 Main Details 1.1 Plot Summary 1.2 Production Information 1.3 Cast 1.4 Crew 2 Other Information 2.1 Film Festivals 3 External Links

[edit] Main Details

[edit] Plot Summary

As it appeared in the 2006 Fargo Film Festival program: Based on Will Weaver's short story, A Gravestone Made of Wheat, Sweet Land, flashes back from a present-day setting and conflict over what will become of the family farm, to the farm's beginning, focusing on recent Norwegian immigrant Olaf and his bride-to-be, Inge, a German refugee by way of Norway whose nationality, lack of papers and strong coffee cause great difficulties in a rigid community.

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[edit] Cast

• Elizabeth Reaser.... Inge
• Tim Guinee.... Olaf
• Lois Smith.... Old Inge
• Ned Beatty.... Harmo
• Alan Cumming.... Frandsen
• Alex Kingston.... Brownie
• John Heard.... Minister Sorrensen
• Paul Sand.... Older Frandsen
• Jodie Markell.... Donna Torvik
• Stephen Pelinski.... Older Lars
• Patrick Heusinger.... Young Lars
• Sage Kermes.... Mae Torvik
• Kirsten Frantzich.... Lee
• Stephen Yoakam.... Einar Torvik
• Karen Landry.... Rose Torvik
• James Cada.... Minister Thorwald
• Charlotta Mohlin.... Else Jorgensdatter
• James Bakkom.... Station Master
• John Paul Gamoke.... Brekke
• Barbara Kingsley.... Disa
• Stephen D'Ambrose.... Clerk of Court
• Patrick Coyle.... Martin
• Raye Birk.... Postal Clerk
• Dick Reignier.... LaMotte
• Palmer Grinager.... Spotten
• Tony Papenfuss.... Gentleman Bidder
• Wayne A. Evenson.... Judge Sundby (credited as Wayne Evenson)
• Tom Gilroy.... Karl Vik
• Jared Benjamin.... Arkin
• Jamie Brockhohn.... Farmer
• Jim Brockhohn.... Farmer
• Jimmy Brockhohn.... Farmer
• Joseph Courtemanche.... Norwegian Farmer
• Frank Crandell.... Farmer with Red Wood Cane
• Christopher Day.... Train Station Farmer/Luggage Handler
• Matthew Feeney (II).... Farmer
• Robert Hogan.... Olaf in 1968
• Maximilian Selim.... Barista Sergio
• Ken Vierling.... Funeral Director
• Will Weaver.... Unnamed Farmer in Magic Lantern Scene
• Jim Westcott.... Banker

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[edit] Film Festivals

• 2006 Cleveland International Film Festival
• 2006 Fargo Film Festival
• 2006 Florida Film Festival
• 2006 Newport Beach International Film Festival
• 2006 RiverRun International Film Festival
• 2006 Wisconsin Film Festival
• 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival.... Winner Audience Award Best Narrative Feature

[edit] External Links

• Sweet Land website
• Sweet Land at the Internet Movie Database
• Sweet Land at Metacritic
• Sweet Land at Rotten Tomatoes