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Sweet Land

Year:

2008

Duration:

110 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Ali Selim

Awards:

8 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-07-31

Filming Locations: Dawson, Minnesota, USA

Earnings

Budget: $1,000,000

Opening Weekend: $41,860 (USA) (15 October 2006)

Gross: $1,706,325 (USA) (8 July 2007)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elizabeth Reaser

Young Inge

Lois Smith

Old Inge

Patrick Heusinger

Young Lars

Stephen Pelinski

Old Lars

Tim Guinee

Young Olaf

Robert Hogan

Old Olaf

Alan Cumming

Young Frandsen

Paul Sand

Old Frandsen

Jodie Markell

Donna Torvik

Sage Kermes

Mae Torvik

Kirsten Frantzich

Lee

Stephen Yoakam

Einar Torvik

Karen Landry

Rose Torvik

James Cada

Minister Thorwald

Debbie DeLisi

Sarah Torvik

Charlotta Mohlin

Else Jorgensdatter

Tom Gilroy

Comrade Vik

James Bakkom

Station Manager

John Heard

Minister Sorrensen

John Paul Gamoke

Brekke

Ned Beatty

Harmo

Barbara Kingsley

Disa

Stephen D'Ambrose

Clerk of Court

Alex Kingston

Brownie

Patrick Coyle

Martin

Raye Birk

Postal Clerk

Dick Reignier

LaMotte

Palmer Grinager

Auction Spotter

Tony Papenfuss

Gentleman Bidder

Wayne A. Evenson

Judge Sundby (as Wayne Evenson)

Jamie Brockhohn

Farmer (uncredited)

Jim Brockhohn

Farmer (uncredited)

Jimmy Brockhohn

Farmer (uncredited)

Joseph Courtemanche

Norwegian Farmer (uncredited)

Frank Crandell

Farmer with Red Wood Cane (uncredited)

Christopher Day

Train Station Farmer / Luggage Handler (uncredited)

Joel Edwards

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Matthew Feeney

Farmer (uncredited)

Corbin Groothuis

Fransen's son (uncredited)

Maximilian Selim

Barista Sergio (uncredited)

Joel Thingvall

Swedish Farmer (uncredited)

Ken Vierling

Funeral Director (uncredited)

Will Weaver

Unnamed farmer in magic lattern scene (uncredited)

Jim Westcott

Banker (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Florida Film Festival.

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Elizabeth Reasers' Norwegian pronunciation was so bad that after Dagbladet (one of Norway's biggest news-papers) stumbled upon this film, they posted a clip from it with the title "What is she trying to say?"

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Dan Futterman was originally cast as Olaf, but by the time the movie was ready to shoot, Futterman was committed to Capote (2005) so he recommended Tim Guinee for the role.

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Goofs

The film takes place in 1920, however, the Farmall tractor that Brownie is driving is a Farmall "F" series that was not made until 1932.

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When Olav finds Inge in his house in the morning and then they go out to the barn, there is inconsistency in the time of day of the indoor and outdoor shots. In some it is gray/early morning and in others the sun in high in the sky and it is mid-day.

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In one early scene (in the church) Inge says in German, "Ich bin eine deutsche Fräulein" ("I am a German girl"). This is completely wrong German - a glaring grammatical mistake far too basic to be explained away as part of her character. "Fräulein", like all diminutives in German, is a neutral noun, so the correct rendering should be, "Ich bin ein deutsches Fräulein".

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Quotes

Postal Clerk: No foreign language letters leave the country.

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Old Inge: [reading] A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

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Mae Torvik: Why did Grandma Inge die?

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Faq

Is "Sweet Land" based on a novel?

Sweet Land is based on a 1989 short story A Gravestone Made of Wheat by American author Will Weaver.

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