Adalen 31 (1969)

Adalen 31 (1969). 1h 50m | X

“Ådalen 31, Cannes Grand Prix-winner and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, is based on a true story, and features the obligatory closing titles that have become way too cliche in todayu0026#39;s Hollywood u0026quot;based on an inspiring true story, give me my Oscars nowu0026quot; line. But Ådalen 31 is a more artistic film than those. Based on an incident in which five strikers were shot and killed, the film is lyrical and a visually beautiful film, definitely rising above TV movie-level.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the slow pace, aside from some heated argument scenes, generally works in its favour, at times the film does become dull. Itu0026#39;s not the most powerful pro-labour statement Iu0026#39;ve seen, though according to the closing titles this event catapulted the Social Democrats to political dominance. (See I Am Curious Yellow for how that turned out by the late 1960s- not perfect, but by no means the miserable communist dictatorship alt-righters, Fox News hacks and Republican buffoons paint the Nordic countries as).”