The People of the Borderland
Seen it?1927 | 8 min | Drama, War, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone who likes stories from the past brought to life and anyone interested in what war does to ordinary people. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. Sits nicely alongside The Birth of a Nation or Devotion.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 8 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1927: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
FRAGMENT | The Family Steffensen lives on a farm in Southern Jutland. The area has been under German rule for 60 years, when WW I suddenly breaks out. The possibility of regaining the lost land brings new hope to the border people, but the poor Steffensen's farm is threatened by compulsory sale. Secretly, the youngest son runs off to Denmark to get money, but he doesn't make it back before his parents are forced out of their home. Surprisingly, the family's farm laborer has come into money and acquires the farm. The restored film is only a fragment of the original film. The fragment consists of the film's ending, where it's exposed who the mystical farm laborer really is. (stumfilm.dk)
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen
- Elith ReumertSteffen Steffensen, ejer af Enggaarden
- Clara SchønfeldAne, Steffensens hustru
- Randi MichelsenKaren, smedens datter
- Svend KornbeckLorens Lorensen, smed
- Peter MalbergPeter Kryk, karl på Enggaarden
- Karl JørgensenErik, Steffensens søn
- Emil BruunHolger, Steffensens søn
- Peter NielsenKaptajn Sternmayer, amtsforstander
- Grete BendixHedwig, Stermayers datter
- Alex SuhrHeinrich, Sternmayers søn