The Gullspång Miracle

As they say, truth is stranger than fiction… But sometimes, blind faith trumps both of them. In this genuinely enthralling and quite bizarre tale, Norwegians May and Kari are amazed to meet an older sister they understood had passed away decades earlier. The circumstances of this reunion are quite miraculous. But this is just the first in a series of startling revelations and reversals in a jaw-dropping doc which will leave audiences buzzing.

To say more would be a disservice to this brilliantly constructed film. Maria Frederiksson’s shaggy dog story keeps pulling the rug out from under us until we’re left to ponder the competing realities of faith, truth and family ties.

An astounding and cleverly structured exploration of serendipity, faith, social divisions, family ties and personal identity.

Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter

Staggering… a deeply intimate film about love, sorrow, the power of faith and the dangers of secrets […] a meditation on the distance between reconcilable and irreconcilable differences, the impact of nature and nurture and the power of religion to divide as well as unite. It is a terribly sad story, albeit beautifully told.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

A charming, moving, and thought-provoking film.

Matt Zoller Seitz, rogerebert.com