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197057 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Education Poverty Relationships

Fårö Document

197057 minPGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(22 ratings)• TMDB

Fårö's locals share their lives amid social and economic shifts.

Education Poverty Relationships

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Fårö's locals share their lives amid social and economic shifts.

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Yao Guanyu

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崔旭阳cast

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Shot on the island of Fårö, this documentary presents interviews with local inhabitants as they discuss work, family life, and the conditions of living in a sparsely populated rural community. Bergman documents generational differences and practical concerns surrounding farming, fishing, education, and migration as the island confronts social and economic change.

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