Pelle the Conqueror

Year: 1987

Runtime: 157 mins

Language: Danish

Director: Bille August

Drama

In the late 19th century, Swedish emigrants Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm, confident the world is theirs. They look for farm work, hoping to earn enough to finance their journey to the United States and begin a new life there.

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