A priest wants to write his thesis. The sea has other plans for his soul.
A new young priest begins his duty on a small island. He assumes that the service should not be to demanding, so that he will be able to finish his doctoral thesis. But the life at sea is hard with severe accidents. He faces emotionally difficult situations related to both love and death.
Direction
Molander lets silence scream louder than any dialogue.
Acting
Victor Sjöström's final screen presence—legendary gravitas.
Director
Gustaf Molander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Victor Sjöström, legendary silent director of 'The Phantom Carriage,' died months after filming—this was his swan song.
Based on Olav Duun's Nordland novels, this captures Norway's fraught relationship with the Lutheran priest as both spiritual and practical community anchor.
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