The New Land
Original title: Nybyggarna
“From "The Emigrants" dream, come the settlers struggle to survive...”
1972 · 1 h 42 min
Jan TroellCast
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann 
Eddie Axberg
Credits
Written by: Vilhelm Moberg
Plot
The emigrant family settles in Minnesota, and has to cope with hardship, the Civil War and the Dakota conflict.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jan Troell's sequel follows the Swedish emigrants settling in Minnesota amid hardship, war and the Dakota conflict. Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann are again superb in a patient, moving continuation of The Emigrants.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (5,976 votes)
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