
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.
Director:
Writer:

Anders Nohrborg
Anders

Kjell Sucksdorff
Kjell

Holger Stockman
Kvast-Emil

Arne Sucksdorff
Father

Amanda Haglund
Grandmother

Annika Ekedahl
Annika

Aina Fritzell
Teacher

Gunnar Sjöberg
Narrator (voice)

Stina Andersson

Erik Bodin

Sigvard Kihlgren

Tryggve Thyselius