The Vocation

The Vocation

#Sven Nykvist's missionary father in Africa


(9 from 1 users)

0h 30m 1974 HD

Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his father who was a missionary in Kongo in the early 20th century. The story of his father Gustav Natanael Nykvist is told through his own photos, letters, and films. Director & cinematographer: Sven Nykvist. Narrators in the English dubbed version: Liv Ullmann & Sean Connery. Produced by Ingmar Bergman (Cinematograph AB). Digitally restored in 2022.


Related Movies

  • 1958
    Lords of the Forest

    Lords of the Forest

    Lords of the Forest

    61958HD

    Documentary about the inhabitants, both human and animal, of the Belgian Congo. Released in 1958.

    Lords of the Forest
  • 2013
    The Boy Who Flies

    The Boy Who Flies

    The Boy Who Flies

    102013HD

    Following a dream, Canadian paraglider pilot Benjamin Jordan travels to Malawi to teach children the joys of kite flying. There he meets Godfrey, a...

    The Boy Who Flies
  • 2016
    Safari

    Safari

    Safari

    6.52016HD

    Africa. In the wild expanses, where bush-bucks, impalas, zebras, gnus and other creatures graze by the thousands, they are on holiday. German and...

    Safari
  • 2004
    Ibogaine: Rite of Passage

    Ibogaine: Rite of Passage

    Ibogaine: Rite of Passage

    6.62004HD

    Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin...

    Ibogaine: Rite of Passage
  • 2023
    Nkumi, everyday life

    Nkumi, everyday life

    Nkumi, everyday life

    02023HD

    Short ethnographic documentary showing some everyday life scenes based upon footage shot by director Luc de Heusch in Congo in 1954 reassembled by...

    Nkumi, everyday life
  • 1969
    N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

    N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

    N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen

    01969HD

    Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be translated as medicine, or supernatural potency. In...

    N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
  • 2008
    Memory Books

    Memory Books

    Memory Books

    02008HD

    In Uganda, AIDS-infected mothers have begun writing what they call Memory Books for their children. Aware of the illness, it is a way for the family...

    Memory Books
  • 2005
    Darwin's Nightmare

    Darwin's Nightmare

    Darwin's Nightmare

    6.82005HD

    Africa in the sixties. The Nile perch, a ravenous predator, is introduced into Lake Victoria as a scientific experiment, causing the extinction of...

    Darwin's Nightmare
  • 2014
    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers

    4.22014HD

    Documentary following Serbian football coach Zoran Đorđević as he helps form South Sudan's first national football team.

    Coach Zoran and His African Tigers
  • 1982
    Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre

    Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre

    Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre

    91982HD

    The essay by René Vautier, "Déjà le sang de Mai ensemençait Novembre", starts with the recapitulation of the...

    Déjà le sang de mai ensemençait novembre
  • 1999
    Adwa

    Adwa

    Adwa

    6.51999HD

    In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on...

    Adwa
  • 2022
    Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

    Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

    Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

    72022HD

    In this wildlife drama, a worsening dry season in the Kalahari Desert leaves prides, packs and herds to rely on the power of family to survive.

    Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale