
A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also the name of the family that founded the town. She eventually befriends the librarian, an East German immigrant who lost her husband while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. They help each other try to find closure to the events in their past.... (Full plot summary below)
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A woman who grew up in a small town in Alaska goes to the public library to try and find out who her parents were. She was brought to town as a baby in a cardboard box with "Kotzebue" on it, which is the name of the town and also the name of the family that founded the town. She eventually befriends the librarian, an East German immigrant who lost her husband while escaping from behind the Iron Curtain. They help each other try to find closure to the events in their past.
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| Shadows on the WallRich ClineMhis offbeat drama marches to such a fiercely original beat that it can't be ignored |
| Urban CinefileLouise KellerAn unforgettable and haunting film about longing and loss, Salmonberries has a visceral energy that is as powerful as its isolated snowy Alaskan locations. The icing on the cake is an evocative soundtrack .. |
| User ReviewTui SI first watched this movie when i found out k.d lang starred in it and this movie made me feel different to what other movies made me feel. |
| User ReviewJohn BOne of those love-it-as-art or hate-it-as-pretension films. Which probably means it should be understood as sitting between those two extremes. |
| User ReviewRyan TVery interesting story; this really seems to be more of a stage play adapted for a movie rather than a movie itself. And I'm not quite so sure of the acting abilities of K.D. Lang, though she can be charming through the gritty character she plays. A bit disappointing for a Percy Adlon picture following his Bagdad Cafe, not sure what happened here. At the same time, the story does have its merit, set in a rather exotic/mysterious place, in which everyone has to push beyond the barriers of gender, orientation, ethnicity, among other issues. |
| User ReviewNick TGood in that it sticks with you but it stuck with me in a bad way. Good acting - and for once it's a film that takes place in Alaska that was actually FILMED here. I just didn't like the story so much. |
| User ReviewAaron GWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congradualation movie, you succeeded to make me as angry as ever about a movie. Really there is no excuse for this boring, unintresting, boring piece of crap. I get what message its trying to get at but it ends up with a series of pointless scenes oh and the main character in this is so stupid and not likable. So please do not watch this movie its just terrible! |
| User ReviewPrivate UI don't really have anything positive to say about this movie, so I will just leave it at that. |