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Land and Sons

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An Icelandic farmer's son decides to leave his farm, fiance, friends, dog and horse, during the depression before World War II, to start a new life somewhere else.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1980-01-25

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Ágúst Guðmundsson

Spoken language: Íslenska

Genres: Drama

Original title: Land and Sons

Production Companies: IsFilm

Production Countries: Iceland

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