Synopsis
Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
22 audience votes
Key crew
- Arne SucksdorffDirector
- Arne SucksdorffWriter
Cast
- Anders NohrborgAnders
- Kjell SucksdorffKjell
- Holger StockmanKvast-Emil
- Arne SucksdorffFather
- Amanda HaglundGrandmother
- Annika EkedahlAnnika
- Aina FritzellTeacher
- Gunnar SjöbergNarrator (voice)
- Stina AnderssonCast
- Erik BodinCast
- Sigvard KihlgrenCast
- Tryggve ThyseliusCast
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Themes
farmswedenfoxdocudramaotter