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Gemini:
"Between 1850 and 1930, approximately 1.1 to 1.3 million Swedes emigrated to the United States. This massive wave, peaking in the 1880s, represented roughly 20% of the total Swedish population at the time. Most emigrants were fleeing poverty, religious repression, and famine, seeking better economic opportunities."

Wikipedia:
"This film [directed by Jan Troell] adapts the first two of the four novels... which depict the hardships the emigrants experience in Sweden and on their journey to America [in 1844].
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Immigration historian Roger Daniels has called the film 'outstanding,' as well as 'arguably the finest social history in a commercial movie.'"

The, strictly chronological, plot in English:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emigrants_(1971_film)

The film starts at 16.00 (no commercials).

Price: 120 SEK

Utvandrarna. 1971, Sverige, 3 tim 11 min + 15 min paus, svenska, utan text, digital kopia, tillåten från 11 år.

Info in Swedish:
https://www.filminstitutet.se/sv/se-och-samtala-om-film/cinemateket-stockholm/filmer/?filmId=10712&cityId=1

To buy tickets select "Köp biljetter". Probably it will not be sold out and it's free seating.

Historically Sweden was very much an emigrant country until 1930 (the Wall Street crash of 1929) and didn't become an immigrant country until after WW2 (when Europe was in ruins and Sweden could export everything it produced). See uploaded graph below.

(The second part Nybyggarna/The New Land will be shown Sunday March 22nd at 16.30.)

Starting point:
Inside Filmhuset, at the table closest to the ticket counter. Filmhuset is a 10-minutes walk from metro-station Karlaplan on the red line direction Ropsten.

Ending point:
Filmhuset. After the film we might have Iranian fika or dinner at Diwan, close to metro-station Karlaplan.

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