In Iceland, the pride and honour of one’s family mean everything. Ørlygur á Borg is the most powerful man in the parish, and his son Ormarr is a man of action with a firm sense of justice, predestined to follow in his father’s footsteps. However, Ormarr has other plans for his life, and when one day he sets out for Copenhagen to study, his tyrannical brother takes advantage of the situation, seizing the farm and the role of ruler in the parish.
The ambitious adaption of the renowned Danish novel by the icelandic novelist Gunnar Gunnarsson was filmed in Iceland and published in two parts. Part two, 'Sons of the Soil II', premiered on September 7th 1920, only ten days after 'Sons of the Soil'.
The restoration is made by the National Film Archive of Iceland with a new music score by composer Thordur Magnusson in 2020.
The ambitious adaption of the renowned Danish novel by the icelandic novelist Gunnar Gunnarsson was filmed in Iceland and published in two parts. Part two, 'Sons of the Soil II', premiered on September 7th 1920, only ten days after 'Sons of the Soil'.
The restoration is made by the National Film Archive of Iceland with a new music score by composer Thordur Magnusson in 2020.
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