Nybyggarna (Blu-ray)

NOMINATED FOR 1 OSCAR

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Karl Oskar and Kristina have arrived in America and are looking out over the beautiful Lake Ki-Chi-Saga. Here, Karl Oskar chooses a place for his house. Here he will settle with his family and here his children will grow up. But they will have to work hard to survive, in a struggle against harsh winters, rebellious natives, and perhaps worst of all—their homesickness.

The second and final part of the film adaptation of Vilhelm Moberg's grand national epic is as overwhelming an experience as The Emigrants and is just as often mentioned as one of the greatest works in Swedish film history. Like its predecessor, Nybyggarna (The Settlers) was the biggest box office hit in Sweden that year and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Experience this masterpiece digitally restored—for the first time on Blu-ray!

***** "THE SETTLERS COMPLETES THE MASTERPIECE"

Expressen

"NOT ONLY AN EXCEPTIONAL SWEDISH FILM, IT ALSO DESERVES A PLACE AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FILMS EVER MADE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES."

Variety

BONUS MATERIAL

COMMENTARY by Jan Troell (director, screenplay, cinematography, and editing) and Bengt Forslund (producer and screenplay).

PAINTING WITH PICTURES. One-hour documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Strömqvist about the filming and the film's aftermath, featuring interviews with Jan Troell, Bengt Forslund, and actors Liv Ullmann, Pierre Lindstedt, Eddie Axberg, and Hasse Alfredson, among others.

REPORTAGE ABOUT THE FILMING SVT's Aktuellt, Landet runt and TV-nytt.