The Kingdom of Rye

Synopsis

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.

Cast

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Mathias Taube

Mattias Spangar

Eric Laurent

Markus

Märtha Lindlöf

Widow

Margit Manstad

Klara

Artur Cederborgh

Prophet

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Gustav Runsten

Farmhand

Axel Slangus

Kniv-Pekka

Gösta Ericsson

Ante

Solveig Hedengran

Stina

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Lizzie Nyström

Old Maid

Sven Bergvall

Gusten

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Wictor Hagman

Jan

Hilda Borgström

Bonfgumma

Helga Brofeldt

Maid

Hilda Castegren

Old Countrywoman

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Sickan Castegren

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Tyra Dörum

Edla Rothgardt

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Signe Enwall

Julia Cæsar

Crew

Art

• Vilhelm Bryde Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

• Gustav Runsten Makeup Artist

Crew

• Carl Halling Cinematography
• Alva Lundin Title Graphics

Directing

• Ivar Johansson Director

Writing

• Jarl Hemmer Writer
• Ivar Johansson Writer