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The Outlaw and His Wife

1918 · 111 min Drama
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

A stranger arrives at the remote farm of the widow Halla, seeking work. A profound connection blossoms between them, yet their fragile peace shatters when he is exposed as Eyvind, a fugitive thief driven to crime by his family's starvation. Forced to flee, the lovers become outlaws, joining the scattered souls adrift in Iceland's majestic, unforgiving highlands. Their journey is a stark battle for love and self-determination against a society quicker to condemn a man's attempt to escape his fate than the circumstances that forged it.

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Original Title Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru
Year 1918
Country Sweden
Genre Drama
Director Victor Sjöström
Runtime 111 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (64 votes)

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Victor Sjöström crafts not merely a drama, but an epic saga of the human spirit, crushed between rock and social judgment. The severe beauty of the Icelandic landscape acts as a powerful character, mirroring the protagonists' inner turmoil.

What lingers after the final frame is the raw, elemental conflict between societal law and moral justice. The film's silent power speaks volumes about exile, sacrifice, and the price of a fleeting freedom. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Victor Sjöström

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Vast, fog-draped stony wastes and a silence broken only by the howling wind.

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