# The Emigrants (1971)

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**Original title**: *Utvandrarna*
**Runtime**: 191 min
**Genres**: Drama, History, Western
**Directed by**: Jan Troell
**Written by**: Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund
**Starring**: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Sven-Olof Bern, Aina Alfredsson, Allan Edwall

> *a new land... a new hope... a new dream*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Outbound Swedes meets IKEA catalog escape fantasy. A farming couple trades subzero Swedish winters for the promise of Minnesota soil after religious crackdowns and crop failures make life untenable. Their brutal year-long voyage culminates in pastoral hope. Jan Troell’s historical Western glows with quiet endurance.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, epic, slow-burn, tender

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