The Greatest Thing (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2001 · 114 mins · Norwegian

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Directed by

Thomas Robsahm

Starring

Henrik Mestad, Jesper Christensen, Trond Høvik, Thomas Hanzon, Mads Ousdal, Endre Hellestveit

Budget

$25M

In the late 1860s, Petra finds herself simultaneously engaged to three local bachelors. When the town turns hostile, she flees an angry mob and takes refuge in a rectory, seeking safety and a chance to decide her own future. The film adapts Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson’s novel “Fiskerjænten.”