In a small mining town in the north part of Sweden we witness a melancholic, humorous and sometimes absurd last epoch of a place. Beneath the town’s fading streets lies one of the world’s largest underground iron ore mines—an engine of both prosperity and disappearance. The film is about farewell, change, and the transient nature of life, told through the experiences of some of the towns last residents. As the town faces its final days, it becomes a setting for deeply personal stories of loss, transition, and remembrance told trough a kaleidoscope of moments.
Swedish Title: En gång skall du vara en av dem som levat för längesen
Director: Alexander Rynéus and Per Bifrost.
Producer: Andreas Emanuelsson & Jonas Selberg Augustsén
Editor: Bobbie E.G. Pertan, Per Bifrost, Alexander Rynéus
Music: Nils Petter Molvaer
Production Company: Iris film
Genre: Documentary
Duration: ca 95min
Release: 2025
In co-production with: SVT, Film i Dalarna, Filmpool Nord.
with support from Swedish Film Institute, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee
