Sweet Land
Seen it?2005 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ali Selim
- Elizabeth ReaserInge Altenberg
- Lois SmithInge (as an older woman)
- Patrick HeusingerYoung Lars
- Tim GuineeOlaf Torvik
- Stephen PelinskiOld Lars
- Alan CummingFrandsen
- Ned BeattyHarmo
- John HeardMinister Sorrensen
- Robert HoganOlaf Torvik (Old)
- Paul SandFrandsen (as an older man)