Pelle the Conqueror

1987 · Directed by Bille August · 157 min · drama film, coming-of-age film

★ 7.3/10 · 167 ratings on TMDB

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.