The story takes place in the 1940's in the west fjords of Iceland, a strange paradise hidden at the edge of Europe. In this small but thriving community we meet Bjarni, a young, idealistic farmer. Bjarni has a place in this world; his house has been in his family for 9 generations, he has status, respect and his wife Unnur is capable and hard-working. It appears that the sun is shining on them, but underneath the surface, a silent anguish is growing between husband and wife, too painful to talk about. Unnur clings to the farm work, as does Bjarni ...
Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Zik Zak Filmworks (Iceland), Vintage Pictures (Iceland) |
| Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
| Genre | Drama |
| Text / Dialogue | islandi |
| Duration | 112:00 |
Crew
View all| Executive Producer | Thorir S. Sigurjonsson | Ragnar Kjartansson | Ingibjörg Sigurjonsdottir | Gudbjörg Sigurdardottir | Shuang Zou | Sigurdur G. Palmason |
| Producer | Birgitta Björnsdottir | Skuli Malmquist |
| Co-producer | Dirk Rijneke | Mildred van Leeuwaarden | Ivo Felt | Annika Hellström | Oskari Huttu | Otto G. Borg |
| Director | Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir |
| Screenwriter | Bergsveinn Birgisson | Otto G. Borg | Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir |
| Cinematographer | Jasper Wolf |
| Production Desinger | Drifa Freyju Armannsdottir |
| Costume Designer | Eugen Tamberg |
| Composer | Kristin Anna Valtysdottir |
| Sound Designer | Tuomas Klaavo |
| Editor | Antti Reikko |
First releases
View all- at other places: 02.09.2022, World Premiere, Árneshreppur gathering house, Strandir, Iceland
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