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Released 21 years ago.
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Sweet Land
2005 1h 50m EN
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6.5
SOLID
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85%
FRESH
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75
METACRITIC
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7.1
IMDB
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6.5TMDB Β· 53π
85%Rotten Tomatoesβ75Metacriticβ
7.1IMDB Β· 4,449
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Elizabeth Reaser
Inge Altenberg
Lois Smith
Inge (as an older woman)
Patrick Heusinger
Young Lars
Tim Guinee
Olaf Torvik
Stephen Pelinski
Old Lars
Alan Cumming
Frandsen
Ned Beatty
Harmo
John Heard
Minister Sorrensen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ali Selim
- Writers
- Will Weaver
- Languages
- German, French, Hungarian, English, Norwegian
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, French, Hungarian, English, Norwegian.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor James Stanger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Elizabeth Reaser and Lois Smith and Patrick Heusinger carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0428038 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 53 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ali Selim directs. James Stanger cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, French, Hungarian, English, Norwegian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, French, Hungarian, English, Norwegian.
- 3Editor James Stanger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Elizabeth Reaser and Lois Smith and Patrick Heusinger carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0428038 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 53 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 7Classified under 17 themes, including "farm", "friendship", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "minnesota".
The technical file
- Editing
- James Stanger
- Production design
- James Bakkom
- Costume design
- Eden Miller
- Makeup / hair
- Melanie Harris
- VFX supervisor
- Kurt Angell
- Sound
- Andy Kris
- Runtime
- 110 min Β· 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 75/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 Β· 4,449 votes
- MPAA
- PG
- US box office
- $1,706,325
Awards
9 wins & 2 nominations total
Also by
Ali Selim
Production companies
Who made it
120dB Films
US
- BE
Beautiful Motion Pictures LLC
- CH
Channel Z Films
- LI
Liebermania
Key crew
- Associate ProducerAce Allgood
- Co-ProducerGil Bellows
- ProducerJim Bigham
- ProducerAlan Cumming
- Co-ProducerDavid Dancyger
- Executive ProducerEdward J. Driscoll
- Associate ProducerHoward Ellis
- Executive ProducerStephen Hays
- Executive ProducerGill Holland
- Executive ProducerGary S. Kohler
- Executive ProducerLillian LaSalle
- Executive ProducerThomas Lieberman
- Associate ProducerSarah Lopes
- Executive ProducerTerrance Moore
- Co-ProducerThomas Pope
- ProducerAli Selim
- Co-ProducerRobin Selim
- MusicMark Orton
- CinematographyDavid Tumblety
- EditorJames Stanger
- CastingLynn Blumenthal
- CastingJoan Lynn
- Production DesignJames Bakkom
- Art DirectionEmily Davis
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- farm
- friendship
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- minnesota
- rural area
- citizenship
- german american
- post world war i
- morality
- mail order bride
- wedding
- church
- social issues
- bewildered
- complicated
- frightened
- hopeful
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-10-21
Also known as
International titles
- Π ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠΌRU
