Arne Sucksdorff’s celebrated nature film follows two brothers in rural Sweden as they witness a fox raid and secretly raise an orphaned otter. Told through an adult’s memories, it reflects on childhood, nature, and the fragile balance between wilderness and civilization. The film won the International Prize at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Arne Sucksdorff
farm
sweden
fox
docudrama
otter
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Arne Sucksdorff
Father
Gunnar Sjöberg
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Arne Sucksdorff
Director
Arne Sucksdorff
Writer
Arne Sucksdorff
Editor
Arne Sucksdorff
Director of Photography
Sven Rudestedt
Sound
Lars-Erik Larsson
Music
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Olivia
8.0★ · 02/21/26
How can a film from the 50s in which the main cast is an otter and a fox be better than films made today
How can a film from the 50s in which the main cast is an otter and a fox be better than films made today
