Jerusalem
1997 · Movie · 168 min. · Sweden
In the late nineteenth century, a small Swedish community is torn apart when Hellgum (Sven-Bertil Taube), a charismatic preacher from America, sets up a congregation on the estate of Karin (Pernilla August), the daughter of the richest man in town who died years ago. While she and her husband Tim (Reine Brynolfsson) are convinced of his healing powers and the truth of his judgmental brand of fundamentalist Christianity, her estranged brother Ingmar (Ulf Friberg) will have nothing to do with him. Although Ingmar wants to take Gertrud (Maria Bonnevie) as his wife, she has a vision of Christ that sets her on a path different from his. The turning point in these people's lives comes when Hellgum decides to lead his followers to Jerusalem to join a colony under the leadership of Mrs. Gordon (Olympia Dukakis), his teacher from Chicago. Convinced that the end of the world is near, most of those under Hellgum's influence decide to join him. In Jerusalem, Karin squares off against tragedy but finds the peace that has eluded her all of her life. Gertrud struggles with her faith and the challenges of forgiveness. And Ingmar, who has sold his soul in order to save the family farm, decides to make one last attempt to reconcile with the only woman he has ever loved.
Direction Bille August
Cast Ulf Friberg · Maria Bonnevie · Pernilla August · Max von Sydow · Olympia Dukakis · Lena Endre · Sven-Bertil Taube · Reine Brynolfsson · Jan Mybrand · Viveka Seldahl · Mona Malm · Björn Granath · Sven Wollter · Johan Rabaeus · Hans Alfredson · Michael Nyqvist
Soundtrack Stefan Nilsson
Screenplay Bille August · Selma Lagerlöf
Cinematography Jörgen Persson
Original title Jerusalem
6.6
152 votes (FilmAffinity)
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