Sweet Land
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
Elizabeth Reaser
Inge Altenberg
Lois Smith
Inge (as an older woman)
Patrick Heusinger
Young Lars
Tim Guinee
Olaf Torvik
Stephen Pelinski
Old Lars
Alan Cumming
Frandsen
Ned Beatty
Harmo
John Heard
Minister Sorrensen
Robert Hogan
Olaf Torvik (Old)
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota in order to meet the man destined to be her husband.
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