Reviews

• “Incredibly gripping. /… / The film is a tribute to parents, and especially mothers, who wake up every day to difficult conditions but want to make life a little bit better for their children.”

• “A gripping depiction. /… / A film that portrays a piece of Swedish history where love and strength shines through.”

• “Painfully beautiful. /… / [An] emotionally vibrating tale about daring to take root in new ground. /… / The Emigrants succeeds with the feat of embodying motherhood. It is bloody, sweaty and full of tears.”

• “Here they’ve achieved a good mix of epic and relationship drama. And you really can’t complain about the craft.”

• “A reinterpretation worth watching.”

• “An intimate, warm and touching film adaptation that lands on its own feet. /… / The screenwriters and the director, all from Norway, have refined and updated the story in a committed way – which is impressive.”

• “The story of the family fleeing their homeland for a brighter future is perhaps more relevant than ever.”