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168 minutes of religious Swedes sweating in Palestine while their faith unravels spectacularly.
TMDB
73
IMDb
69
Rotten Tomatoes
80
Audience Score
87

Jerusalem (1996)

Scandi-melancholyColonial cringeSlow-burn spiritual crisis

Overview

Drama

Members of a devout Christian congregation try to start a new life in Palestine.

Flag of DKDKFlag of SESESwedish
Content warning
religionchristianitypoverty
Faith vs. realityColonial delusionCommunity vs. individualSacrifice and its limits

Standout Aspects

Acting

Maria Bonnevie's Gertrud — devotion cracking in real time.

Cinematography

Harsh Swedish interiors vs. blinding Palestinian light.

Direction

Bille August lets silence do the screaming.

Best for:Solo: When you want to suffer beautifully and question everything.·Rewatch: Second viewing hits different once you know who breaks.
Heads up:Emotional: Multiple character deaths, including children. Hope is not the point.
Bille August

Director

Bille August

ReleasedSep 6, 1996
Runtime2h 48m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
SVT
YLE

Top Cast

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Gertrud

Ulf Friberg

Ulf Friberg

Ingmar

Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Karin

Lena Endre

Lena Endre

Barbro

Sven-Bertil Taube

Sven-Bertil Taube

Hellgum

Reine Brynolfsson

Reine Brynolfsson

Tim

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Vicar

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Mother (Mrs. Gordon)

Viveka Seldahl

Viveka Seldahl

Stina

Sven Wollter

Sven Wollter

Stor-Ingmar

Anders Nyström

Anders Nyström

Sven Persson

Johan Rabaeus

Johan Rabaeus

Eljas

Mona Malm

Mona Malm

Eva Gunnarsdotter

Fredrik Ohlsson

Fredrik Ohlsson

Lawyer

Ask about Jerusalem

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Based on Selma Lagerlöf's 1901 novel, Sweden's first Nobel Prize in Literature winner. The real American Colony in Jerusalem still exists — now a hotel where you can sleep in Ingmar's fictional trauma.

Insight

Bille August cast then-wife Pernilla August as Karin during their divorce. That tension? Absolutely in the frame.

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