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Norwegian Oscar Entry ‘Growth of the Soil’ Sells to North America, U.K., Germany, Spain and More
Norwegian film *Growth of the Soil*, directed by Hans Petter Moland, has secured distribution deals across North America, the U.K. and Ireland, Germany and Austria, and several other territories. The sales follow its premieres in Toronto and San Sebastián, where it won two awards, and expand the reach of Norway’s entry for the 99th Academy Awards’ best international feature film category.
The film opened at No. 1 at the Norwegian box office and won San Sebastián’s Silver Shell for best leading performance and jury prize for cinematography. Based on a Nobel Prize-winning novel, it follows Isak and Inger as they build a home and family in a harsh landscape, while time and a changing world reshape their lives. Herbert Nordrum and Asta Kamma August star; the film is also shortlisted for the European Film Awards’ best feature category.
In short
- *Growth of the Soil* has sold to distributors in numerous territories.
- Norway’s Oscar entry won two awards at San Sebastián.
- The film opened at No. 1 in Norway and is shortlisted for a European Film Award.
Explained simply
Growth of the Soil is a Norwegian film directed by Hans Petter Moland, based on a novel by Knut Hamsun that won the Nobel Prize in Literature. It follows Isak and Inger as they try to build a home and raise a family in a difficult landscape.
The film stars Herbert Nordrum and Asta Kamma August. Norway has put it forward for the Academy Awards’ international feature film category, a competition for films made outside the United States.
Film distributors decide where a film can be shown and help bring it to audiences in different countries. Its international release matters because it gives viewers beyond Norway a chance to see the film and increases its visibility during awards season.
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