Solitary Road (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Solitary Road is a documentary film directed by Johan Palmgren, running about 73 minutes.

What it’s about. Constructed in 1955 to initially connect Kiruna in Sweden to Altavatn in Norway, the work with the Solitary road was stopped for military reasons. Five small villages had been connected by the road and they were left with a deserted 20 km stretch in the wilderness. Along the road Sami people and finish farmers continue their lives. They still have the road and they have brought really old cars over the ice of Torneträsk so they could drive during summer time. One of the old men that built the road, Sven-Erik Stöckel, writes a letter to the politicians in Kiruna, asking them to finish the road so people do not have to risk their lives getting to the road crossing the dangerous lake of Torneträsk. Will it ever be finished? And what happened to the children that were born as a result of the road workers coming into the wilderness meeting the local girls?

Who’s in it. Solitary Road stars Sven-Erik Stöckel as Self, Håkan Naartijärvi as Self, Barbro Naartijärvi as Self and Petter Hansegård as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Solitary Road has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Solitary Road page.

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