In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Danish island of Bornholm hoping to find work on a farm and save enough money to travel to the United States of America.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: SF Studios, Per Holst Filmproduktion, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut
- Keyword: farm, island, based on novel or book, farm worker, bullying, working class, poverty, class differences, bornholm, emigrant, 19th century, father son relationship
- Cast: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye