Songs of Earth

Songs of Earth
TIFF poster
Norwegian Fedrelandet
LiterallyFatherland
Directed byMargreth Olin
Written byMargreth Olin
Starring
  • Margreth Olin
  • Jørgen Mykløen
  • Magnhild Mykløen
Cinematography
  • Margreth Olin
  • Lars Erlend
  • Tubaas Øymo
Edited byMichal Leszczylowski
Music byRebekka Karijord
Production
company
Speranza Film
Distributed byNorsk Film distribusjon
Release dates
  • 18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) (CPH:DOX)
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) (Norway)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Box officeUS$1,062,051

Songs of Earth (Norwegian: Fedrelandet) is a 2023 Norwegian documentary film written and directed by Margreth Olin. In the film, Olin follows her 85-year-old father through a year in the natural surroundings of Oldedalen in Vestland, where he grew up. The film had its world premiere during the documentary film festival CPH:DOX in Denmark on 18 March 2023, and a Norwegian cinema premiere on 1 September of the same year.

The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars, but didn't make the shortlist.