Sweet Land (PG)
- Consumer Advice: Contains mild language and nudity
- Run time: 1 hour 51 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 5th September 2008
- Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger
- Directed by: Ali Selim
- Distributor: Revelation Films
Plot Synopsis
An award-winning celebration of land, love and the American immigrant experience.
Produced by and starring multi-award-winning actor Alan Cumming (Eyes Wide Shut, Nicholas Nickleby, X-Men 2). Starring Elizabeth Reaser (Law And Order, The Sopranos), Tim Guinee (The West Wing, CSI) and Alex Kingston (ER).
Sweet Land travels back to the beautiful farmland of 1920’s Minnesota as Inge (Reaser) arrives to marry a young Norwegian farmer, Olaf (Guinee). Her German heritage and lack of official immigration papers arouse suspicion in the small town, and they are forbidden to marry. With the support of Olaf’s friend Frandsen (Cumming) and his family, Inge begins to learn the English language and the American way of life. Inge and Olaf’s relationship slowly develops and they fall in love, living together openly despite the scorn of their neighbours and the disapproval of the local minister. What will it take for the community to finally accept Inge as one of their own?