Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
Max von Sydow
as Karl Oskar
Liv Ullmann
as Kristina
Eddie Axberg
as Robert
Sven-Olof Bern
as Nils
Aina Alfredsson
as Märta
Allan Edwall
as Danjel
Monica Zetterlund
as Ulrika
Pierre Lindstedt
as Arvid
Hans Alfredson
as Jonas Petter
Ulla Smidje
as Inga-Lena
Eva-Lena Zetterlund
as Elin
Gustaf Färingborg
as Prosten Brusander
