Havlandet 39 years old

This is a tale that has an epic scope in scenery "the northern snow-covered lands of coastal Norway" and is dramatized by moments of tumultuous stormy weather. But the focus is on Heikki (Stein Bjorn) a young man who is inspired by the northern lights to take a horse-drawn sled and make his way to the sea, hoping to come back with abundant fish. He is overtaken by a snowstorm and is forced to find shelter in a small, isolated cabin that is home to a half-crazy widow, her baby, and a blind man. Driven to arson by her internal demons, the woman destroys the cabin. She and the blind man perish, but Heikki manages to save the baby. He is now faced with an even greater challenge as he holds the infant and looks in the direction of the coastline.

Credits

Havlandet Cast

Name Character
Sven Wollter He was 51, now 90 years old as Matti
Bjørn Sundquist He was 37, now 76 years old as Taavi
Arja Saijonmaa She was 40, now 79 years old as Hilma
Anitta Suikkari as Anne-Kreeta

Havlandet Crew

Name Department
Klaus Schulze as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (now 77) years old Sound
Erling Thurmann-Andersen as Director of Photography. Camera
Havlandet (39 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 26, 1985
  • Runtime: 90 minutes