Salmonberries


1h 34m 1991

Brief Synopsis

The story of the friendship between two women, one half-Eskimo, and the other a refugee from East Berlin who travels to Alaska after her husband is shot in their escape attempt over the Berlin Wall.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Location
Berlin, Germany; Kotzebue, Alaska, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

The story of the friendship between two women, one half-Eskimo, and the other a refugee from East Berlin who travels to Alaska after her husband is shot in their escape attempt over the Berlin Wall.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Location
Berlin, Germany; Kotzebue, Alaska, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Grand Prix of the Americas Award at the 1991 Montreal World Film Festival.

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States April 7, 1994

Released in United States August 1991

Released in United States January 1992

Released in United States October 1991

Released in United States Summer September 2, 1994

Shown at International Gay & Lesbian Pride Film Festival in Tampa, Florida September 30 - October 9, 1994.

Shown at MIFED in Milan October 20-25, 1991.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 2-22, 1991.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.

"Salmonberries" marks the acting debut for Grammy-award winning Canadian country singer k d lang who performs the the movie's title song "Barefoot."

Began shooting October 10, 1990.

Completed shooting December 21, 1990.

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at International Gay & Lesbian Pride Film Festival in Tampa, Florida September 30 - October 9, 1994.)

Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.)

Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 2-22, 1991.)

Released in United States Summer September 2, 1994

Released in United States October 1991 (Shown at MIFED in Milan October 20-25, 1991.)

Released in United States April 7, 1994 (Nuart; Los Angeles)