Sweet Land

Oct 21, 2005

1h 50m

★ 6.3

Overview

Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

120dB Films

Beautiful Motion Pictures LLC

Channel Z Films

Liebermania

Sweet Land Trailers

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Cast

Inge Altenberg

Elizabeth Reaser

Inge (as an older woman)

Lois Smith

Young Lars

Patrick Heusinger

Olaf Torvik

Tim Guinee

Old Lars

Stephen Pelinski

Frandsen

Alan Cumming

Harmo

Ned Beatty

Minister Sorrensen

John Heard

Olaf Torvik (Old)

Robert Hogan

Frandsen (as an older man)

Paul Sand

Donna Torvik

Jodie Markell

Mae Torvik

Sage Kermes

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