The Brotherland

When retired harbor worker Karl meets magazine editor Bengta, neither expects to end up building a timber raft and floating down Sweden's legendary Klarälven River. But together, they embark on an extraordinary adventure into the heart of Sweden's wilderness. What begins as a cultural study trip becomes a journey of rediscovery. Karl finds himself navigating not just Sweden's longest river but his own capacity for joy and friendship, while Bengta finds comfort in the local poetry and harbors secrets about why she can never return to Denmark. As their timber raft carries them past Värmland's misty forests and rolling landscapes, Karl and Bengta become unlikely heroes when they suddenly find themselves in the middle of the veterans' festival, celebrating the bygone cultural history and ancient tradition of floating timber down the river. The Brotherland is a heartwarming adventure about finding home in unexpected places, the courage it takes to start over, and why the best journeys are the ones that change you from the inside out. Sometimes the most extraordinary adventures happen at exactly the right time in life.