The New Land (1972)
Directed by Jan Troell
The Swedish settlers clear a homestead by Chisago Lake in Minnesota while Karl Oskar's brother Robert chases the California gold rush, and the years bring hardship, the Dakota War and loss.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Nilsson homestead≈ 00:01:00Chisago Lake (Ki Chi Saga), MinnesotaStated on screen
The family builds a log house before winter, Kristina is homesick and gives birth to a son.
- 2California gold rush (flashback)≈ 01:10:00Sierra Nevada gold country, CaliforniaInferred
- 3Robert comes home≈ 01:00:00Chisago Lake (Ki Chi Saga), MinnesotaStated on screen
- 4Kristina's deathbed during the Dakota War≈ 02:35:00Chisago Lake (Ki Chi Saga), MinnesotaStated on screen
- 5Kristina's grave by the lake≈ 02:55:00Chisago Lake (Ki Chi Saga), MinnesotaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 4,796 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Not shown: 4,796 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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