by Bille August · DVD · EAN 8431804009371
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«Pelle the Conqueror» is the drama movie by Bille August (1987), starring Pelle Hvenegaard and Max von Sydow, on DVD.
After the death of the mother, Pelle and his father Lassefar leave Sweden to try their luck in Denmark and end up as workers on the Stone farm, in almost servile conditions. There the boy faces the cold, poverty and rejection of immigrants, while his father insists that he can go on to conquer the world. Pelle grows up and begins to dream of distant lands.
The DVD includes audio in Spanish, English and Swedish with optional subtitles in Spanish and English. Approximate running time: 143 minutes. PAL format, region 0 and widescreen (1.85:1).
For film lovers interested in European social drama and in the filmography of Max von Sydow; the movie was awarded at Cannes and at the Oscars.
