Distant Land

Distant Land (Swedish: Främmande land) is a 2010 television film directed by Niklas Holmgren and Anders Hazelius. The screen play is also written by Niklas Holmgren and Anders Hazelius. The film takes place on Fårö, an island north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, in Sweden. Principal photography took place on Fårö and in a studio in Fårösund, Sweden. Fårö is the island where several of Ingmar Bergmans most noted motion pictures was filmed.[1][2][3] The film was shot during August, 2008. The film premiered in 2010 in Sweden.

For the 1987 Austrian-German film, see The Distant Land.

Plot

The film picture two women's sojourn at Fårö.[1] Elisabeth is fleeing from her life in Stockholm because of a family tragedy, to take care of a cabin village. She finds a 13-year-old boy on the beach whom she hides in her house. The actress Cecilia is with a film crew on the island. She mismanage her work and jeopardize her part. She meets 17-year-old Christoffer who turns everything upside down. On the island both women are confronted with their lives and have to face difficult choices.

Cast
  • Jonatan Blode
  • Liv Enqvist
  • Joakim Jurell
  • Adam Lundgren
  • Joel Lützow
  • Franciska Löfgren
  • Ulla-Britt Norrman
  • Camilla Nyberg Waller
  • Peter Schildt
  • Emma Swenninger
  • Annika Wallin Öberg

References
  1. Engström, Vilda (22 August 2008). "Svensk långfilm spelas in på Fårö". Gotlands Allehanda via Hela Gotland. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. Gentele, Jeanette (25 August 2008). "Prinsessa nästa steg för Teresa Fabik". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. "Film". Norra Halland. 5 September 2008. p. 10.


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