Sagolandet (Land of Dreams)

Jan Troell went out with his camera in search of life -fantasy, adventure, creativity and joy- and found social security, profit, comfort and an increasing abscence of vitality. The film is built up of interviews with various kinds of people from politicians, chicken farmers, protectors of wolves, lumberjacks, an old maker of tailor’s dummies, school children to professional dogkillers etc. The smooth way of interviewing makes people reveal themselves and the lovely scenes filled with poetic strength also evoke frightening parallels. The film is a strong protest against life - or the lack of life - in Sweden.