About the Forest
2021, Swedish. Directed by Peter Magnusson.
The battle for the last Swedish natural forests.
A post in the debate on Swedish forestry highlighting the difficulties and consequences of a hard deforestation with fast-growing forest plantations and a devastating short-sightedness. The documentary shows the vulnerability in the transition to a fossil-free society where we become increasingly dependent on the forest as a natural resource.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 5 February 2021
- Original title
- Om skogen
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Peter Magnusson
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About the Forest runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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About the Forest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 2021. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed About the Forest?
About the Forest (2021) was directed by Peter Magnusson and stars Cecilia Berntsson, Mats Karström, Rebecka Le Moine.