
Although this translates to The Last Spring in English, the official title for English-language distribution is Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick?
I have not watched the film, nor will I ever. There are certain phrases that tell me that I will not enjoy a movie, no matter how much the critics adore it. One of those is “in remote rural Ireland in the 19th century.” Another is “in a small town in northern Norway.” There is also “yet her diary reveals a darkness.” The latter two apply here. Since a film with dark secrets in a diary is unlikely to take place in both small-town nothern Norway and rural Ireland, I’d have to give this film a 99 in the SAM (Scoop Avoidance Meter), making it the GOAT. It is likely to remain in that position unless one of two things happen:
EITHER:
1) There actually is a film that involves migration from rural Ireland to escape the 19th century potato famine, and an emigrating family ends up in a small town in northern Norway with a deeply depressed daughter.
OR:
2) They make Chariots of Fire II.
