A Boom Through the Valley

Overview

An interesting look into 1931, a year of unemployment and misery in the forests of Norway. The movie is important as both film history and social portrayal. We get insight into working conditions class differences between loggers and forest owners. Based on the events of the Julussa conflict the movie depicts early labour organization, unity and strike.

Release Date

15 January 1938

52 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Knut Slettås, lumberjack
Laura, Knuts wife
Tordis, Knut and Lauras daughter
Per, Knut and Lauras son
Grandmother
The Doctor
Lumberjack
Forest Owner
Strikebreaker
Strikebreaker

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