Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Year Along the Abandoned Road end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Year Along the Abandoned Road

Name: A Year Along the Abandoned Road
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 7.4

Directed by Morten Skallerud

Produced by Camera Magica

199112 min7.4 / 10

A meditative, visually stunning time-lapse portrait of an abandoned Arctic village cycling through seasons, emphasizing nature's indifference to human presence.

A portrait of a deserted fisherman's village in Northern Norway called Børfjord - a place with an incredible personality in the middle of a magnificent Arctic nature. The 12 minute short film was filmed in 70mm Super Panavision, using a specially developed "nature animation" technique. The result is a magic flight in one single shot, along the remains of an internal village road. At the same time a whole year passes by at 50 000 times normal speed! Most of the year, the village of Børfjord lies empty with virgin snow between cold houses. People show up only during a short and hectic summer season. But the cycles of nature go on as they have always done, totally independent of what people might do.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Reflective Life Stories Genuine Wonder, Playful Doubt Visually Experimental Films Emotional Downfall

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Deserted Town Norway Arctic Polar Circle Region Abandoned

Questions people ask

Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Year Along the Abandoned Road easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does A Year Along the Abandoned Road end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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