Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle Erobreren
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In the late 19th century, an aging, broken Swedish widower and his spirited eight-year-old son Pelle arrive by boat on the Danish island of Bornholm seeking prosperity, only to be hired as the lowest-ranking, humiliated farm laborers on a sprawling, feudal dairy estate, enduring brutal winters, cruelty, and madness as the boy resolves to conquer the wider world. Bille August and Martin Andersen Nexø's Cannes Palme d'Or and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film-winning epic starring Max von Sydow in an Oscar-nominated performance.
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