The Kingdom of Rye

Romance, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Ivar Johansson

Status Released

Release Date 1929-12-26

Storyline

Based on a Finnish poem, The Kingdom of Rye is a gorgeous romantic drama set in rural northern Sweden during the harvest. It features a young couple whose love affair is fraught with Hardy-esque complications and an unhappily married wife of the landowner.