Directed by:
Gudny HalldorsdottirScreenplay:
Gudny HalldorsdottirCinematography:
Svein KrøvelCast:
Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter, Hera Hilmar, Ugla Egilsdóttir, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Þórey Sigþórsdóttir, Jörundur Ragnarsson (more)Plots(1)
A young free-spirited girl tired of her strait-laced and reactionary family surroundings breaks free to pursue an entirely new life. She jo ins the ranks of guidance-counselors running a small institution at an abandoned farm for troubled teens in a very remote part of Northern Iceland.
It is the 70´s and the counselors are under the influences of the time; hippiedom, sitars and therapy consisting of pseudo-psychoanalysis in the guise of confrontational and truth-seeking group therapy encounters. The arrival of a mysterious young girl sets on its head their deeply felt counter-cultural belief that all authority is bad and is undermined when their own authority and moral superiority is challenged and attacked by the rebellious teens under their care.
Deceit, desires and tragedy soon set into motion events that affect all players at the institution. (optional)The film is artfully shot by Norwegian cinematographer Sven Krövel and effectively conveys the film´s theme of desolation by utilizing the barren landscapes as a backdrop (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Iceland
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Angels of the Universe (2000)
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter
Best movies:
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Hera Hilmar
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Ugla Egilsdóttir
Best movies:
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Iceland
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Let Me Fall (2018)
Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022)
Þórey Sigþórsdóttir
Iceland
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Cold Light (2004)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Jörundur Ragnarsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Rams (2015)
Woman at War (2018)
Mr. Bjarnfreðarson (2009)
Atli Sigurðarson
Best movies:
101 Reykjavik (2000)
Of Horses and Men (2013)
Jar City (2006)
Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Virgin Mountain (2015)
Noi the Albino (2003)
Revenge of the Barbarians (1984)
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Angels of the Universe (2000)
Remote Control (1992)
Black's Game (2012)
Johann Sigurdarson
Iceland
Best movies:
Children of Nature (1991)
Tears of Stone (1995)
Woman at War (2018)
Ragnhildur Gisladottir
Iceland
Best movies:
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Halldora Bjornsdottir
Iceland
Best movies:
101 Reykjavik (2000)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Count Me Out (1997)
Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir
Best movies:
Thicker Than Water (2006)
Our Own Oslo (2011)
Jar City (2006)
Tinna Hrafnsdottir
Iceland
Best movies:
Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
The Oath (2016)
Baltasar Breki Samper
Iceland
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
101 Reykjavik (2000)
The Deep (2012)
Þórey Birgisdóttir
Best movies:
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Arnmundur Ernst Backman
Iceland
Best movies:
Driving Mum (2022)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
A White, White Day (2019)