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Salka Valka

Name: Salka Valka
Released: 1954

1954

In a small Icelandic fishing village, a resilient young woman rises from poverty to become a fishing-boat partner and a force in her community, navigating love and hardship along the way. Adapted from Halldór Laxness's novel.

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A Swedish adaptation of Halldór Laxness's Icelandic social novel.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Iceland

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Iceland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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