Markens grøde
Markens grøde — a film adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s novel
Award-winning director Hans Petter Moland brings Knut Hamsun’s timeless masterpiece Markens grøde to the big screen, starring Herbert Nordrum («Verdens verste menneske») and Asta Kamma August («Hendelser ved Vann»). It is late autumn. Isak struggles to survive in the wilderness. One day, Inger appears from across the mountain. Love grows out of a meeting born of hardship. In a merciless landscape, Isak and Inger fight to build a life together. Driven by love, they build the farm Sellanraa from nothing. When a dark secret comes to light, their love is put to the test.
The film also features Gard B. Eidsvold, Anders Baasmo, Oddgeir Thune and Sjur Vatne Brean, among others.
Based on Hamsun’s 1917 Nobel Prize-winning novel, the film draws on one of the most important works in Norwegian cultural history. It is a sweeping story about love and humanity’s place in beautiful, unforgiving nature.
Running time: 2 hours 39 minutes. Age limit: 12 years. 2D, Norwegian dialogue, Norwegian subtitles, Seniorkino, Kinoklubb. Screen 1.
