If you loved The Best Intentions, try Pelle the Conqueror
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Bille August, and they both carry the slow burn, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Best Intentions, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Pelle the Conqueror is
Oliver Twist meets The Grapes of Wrath. Lasse and son Pelle arrive on Bornholm seeking farm work. Delivers a poignant coming-of-age tale.

