Under the Midnight Sun

Lofoten, 1890s. Norway is changing at a breathtaking pace. Sailing ships are replaced by steamships, the labor movement is gaining ground, industrialization is transforming society, and

the first women’s rights organizations are being formed. Yet the sea remains a powerful force, connecting and dividing lives alike.

Surrounded by Lofoten’s sharp mountains and unforgiving currents lives the large Frost family. Ludvig and his French wife, Amélie, have one son and five daughters. The heir, Lucien, along with Clara and Florence, still live at home in the family trading post, while Helena has settled in Bergen, Elodie lives in Brittany in France, and Hedvig resides just across the strait in Lofoten.