Directed by:
Govinda van MaeleScreenplay:
Govinda van MaeleCinematography:
Narayan van MaeleComposer:
Dominique DepretPlots(1)
Gutland begins with the arrival of an outsider in the agricultural community of Schandelsmillen. Harvest season is already well underway, but Jens (Frederick Lau), a German drifter, is looking for work. He's taken on as a farmhand - and taken to bed by Lucy (Vicky Krieps), a single mother who picks him up at the village beer hall. Taciturn and solitary by nature, Jens doesn't ingratiate himself to the locals, yet they take an instant liking to him, bringing him along to parties, gifting him a trumpet, and inviting him to join the village band. Jens' first days in his new home flow by with bucolic tranquility, but over time he will begin to unearth clues to Schandelsmillen's shadowy side - just as the villagers will slowly catch on to something shady about Jens' past. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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