Terje Vigen

This poetic drama, based on a poem by Henrik Ibsen, marked a new line in the production policy of Svenska Bio: solid literary background, dramatic action, sharply defined leading characters, and natural settings. This story takes place during the Napoleonic Wars and depicts the effects of war on a young fisherman and his wife and their newborn child. They are cut off from food by the English blockade. The fisherman, Terje, makes a desperate effort to run the blockade. But he is captured by the English and imprisoned. He is unable to return to his village until after the war. (texto oficial de la distribuidora)