Best Icelandic Movies
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- DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsBirgir Dagur BjarkasonÁskell Einar PálmasonViktor Benóný BenediktssonAddi, a gifted boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys discover aggression, violence, loyalty, and love.Won 1 2023 Edda Award, Best Film winner
2023 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [Altered Innocence: AVC 34.892 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,449kbps (IS), ENG subs, "Whale Valley" short] - DirectorGuðmundur Arnar GuðmundssonStarsBaldur EinarssonBlær HinrikssonDiljá ValsdóttirIn a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.Won 9 2017 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
Blu-ray [ESP Karma Films: MPEG-2 20.0 Mbps, 5.1 Dolby Digital (48kHz) 320kbps (IS), No ENG, Region free]
iTunes [UK: 1080p, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [Breaking Glass: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Mini interviews]
DVD [UK Matchbox Films: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorDagur KáriStarsTómas LemarquisÞröstur Leó GunnarssonElín HansdóttirIs he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world.Won 6 2003 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2004 Oscar submission
DVD [UK Artificial Eye: 1.75:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Making of, Audio commentary (IS, ENG subs), Interview]
DVD [Palm Pictures: 1.75:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Making of]
DVD [FIN Future Film: 1.78:1, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [IS Zik Zak: 4:3, 1.66:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Making of (IS), Audio commentary (IS)]
DVD [DE Epix: 4:3, 1.66:1, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG, Making of]
DVD [AUS Warner: 4:3, 1.66:1, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), burnt-in ENG subs]
iTunes [5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorBaldvin ZophoníassonStarsHera HilmarÞorsteinn BachmannThorvaldur KristjanssonA Reykjavik pre-school teacher struggles to raise her daughter while selling casual sex to help make ends meet.Won 12 2015 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2015 Oscar submission
Hera Hilmar
DVD [IS Sena: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [DK Another World: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [SWE Njutafilms: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG] - DirectorBaldvin ZophoníassonStarsElín HallEyrún Björk JakobsdóttirLára Jóhanna JónsdóttirDrawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.Won 4 2019 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Elín Hall (Elín Sif Halldórsdóttir)
Amazon Prime [1080p, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
iTunes [UK: 1080p, 5.1 AAC (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [DK Another World: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [SWE Njutafilms: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
Streaming [Tubi: 720p, 2.0 AAC (IS), Burnt-in ENG subs] - DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonSara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirA story about a young man and two women who move into a small abandoned town in Iceland to renovate an old house. Little do they know the town has a dark history.Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir
Blu-ray [Shout Factory: AVC 31.7 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 2,631kbps (IS), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [DE Concorde Video: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region free] - DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsThorvaldur KristjanssonJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonDamon YoungerAfter being reacquainted with a childhood friend Stebbi joins the drug trade world in order to pay off his debt. Inspired by actual events.Won 3 2013 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
María Birta
Blu-ray [IS Sena: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region free, 2 audio commentaries (IS), Interviews (IS), Featurettes (IS), Soundtrack]
Blu-ray [DE Koch Media: AVC 16.7 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit) 1,949kbps (IS), No ENG, Region free, Mini featurettes (IS)]
Blu-ray [FR Zylo: 1080i/50fps, AVC 33.1 Mbps, 5.1 Dolby Digital (48kHz) 448kbps (IS), No ENG, Forced FR subs, Region B, Nicolas Winding Refn report (ENG, hardcoded FR subs)]
Amazon Prime [1080p, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [Lionsgate Films: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS, ENG dub), ENG subs, BTS] - DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsIngvar SigurdssonÍda Mekkín HlynsdóttirHilmir Snær GuðnasonAn off duty police begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his recently dead wife. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.Won 6 2020 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
2020 Oscar submission
2019 Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize nominee, Rising Star Award winner
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Blu-ray [UK Peccadillo Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region free, Making of, Interview]
DVD [Film Movement: 5.1 Dolby Digtial (IS), ENG subs, "Seven Boats" short] - DirectorHrafn GunnlaugssonStarsJakob Þór EinarssonEdda BjörgvinsdóttirHelgi SkúlasonAn Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.Won 1 1985 Guldbagge Award
1985 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Vikingfilms.org: 4:3, 1.66:1 crop, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS, ENG dub), ENG subs, 2 audio commentaries (ENG, IS), Interview, Audio book chapter (ENG, IS), Original score uncut]
DVD [SWE Sandrew Metronome: 4:3, 1.33:1 crop, 1.0 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG] - DirectorValdimar JóhannssonStarsNoomi RapaceHilmir Snær GuðnasonBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonA childless couple discovers a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland.Won 12 2022 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2022 Oscar shortlisted
2021 Cannes Un Certain Regard Prize of Originality winner, Golden Camera nominee
Noomi Rapace
4K UHD [A24: 4K (Dolby Vision), HEVC 55.879 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,418kbps (IS), ENG subs, "Dolor" & "Dawn" shorts]
4K UHD [DE Koch Media: 4K (Dolby Vision), 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [A24: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, "Dolor" & "Dawn" shorts]
Blu-ray [UK MUBI: AVC 34.999 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,270kbps (IS), ENG subs, Q&A]
Blu-ray [FR The Jokers: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG] - DirectorGrímur HákonarsonStarsSigurður SigurjónssonTheodór JúlíussonCharlotte BøvingIn a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what's dearest to them - their sheep.Won 11 2016 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2016 Oscar submission
2015 Cannes Un Certain Regard winner
Blu-ray [UK Soda Pictures: AVC 34.99 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region B, "Wrestling" short, BFI Q&A]
Blu-ray [Cohen Media: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, "Wrestling" short, Mini interview]
Blu-ray [SWE Scanbox: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [ESP: AVC 29.812 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,276kbps (IS), No ENG] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsHilmir Snær GuðnasonVictoria AbrilHanna María KarlsdóttirWill the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.Won 2 2000 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
Victoria Abril, Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir (Thrudur Vilhjálmsdóttir)
DVD [DE Arthaus, 5.1 Dolby Digital (ENG/IS), ENG subs, Making of]
DVD [Wellspring: 5.1 Dolby Digital (ENG/IS), ENG subs]
DVD [UK Metrodome: 2.0 Dolby Digital (ENG/IS), ENG subs] - DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsThora Bjorg HelgaIngvar SigurdssonHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirA girl is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in the dark music of Black Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.Won 8 2014 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
Thora Bjorg Helga
Blu-ray [IS: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region free]
Blu-ray [DE Alive/Meteor: AVC 17.991 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,492kbps (IS), No ENG, Region B, Booklet]
iTunes [AUS: 5.1 AAC (AUS), ENG subs]
Streaming [Kanopy] - DirectorDagur KáriStarsGunnar JónssonIlmur KristjánsdóttirSigurjón KjartanssonFusi, a 43 year old man, still lives with his mother. His daily life is characterized by monotonous routine. The appearance of vibrant Sjöfn and young neighbour Hera will upset his old bachelor habits.2016 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [DE Alive/Alamode Film: AVC 19.179 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 2,673kbps (IS), No ENG, Interviews]
DVD [IS Sena: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorHafsteinn Gunnar SigurðssonStarsSteinþór Hróar SteinþórssonEdda BjörgvinsdóttirSigurður SigurjónssonWhen Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.Won 7 2018 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2018 Oscar submission
Dóra Jóhannsdóttir
Blu-ray [UK Eureka Entertainment: AVC 27.49 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Region B, Making of] - DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsRade SerbedzijaIngvar SigurdssonEva SigurdardottirAri's teenage lifestyle in the big city is disrupted as he is sent by his mother to live with his uninvolved father and his grandmother in a small fishing village.2016 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
2017 Oscar submission
Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir
DVD [FR Blaqout: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG, "Anna", "Two Birds", & "The Last Farm" shorts]
Streaming (DK Lumiere VOD) - DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsElliott Crosset HoveIngvar SigurdssonVic Carmen SonneAt the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.Won 2 2023 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
2022 Cannes Un Certain Regard nominee
Blu-ray [Upcoming - Criterion: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (DK/IS), ENG subs, "A Painter" short, Interview]
Blu-ray [UK Artificial Eye: AVC 33.872 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,123kbps (DK/IS), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [FR Jour2Fête: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (DK/IS), No ENG, "Nest" short]
Blu-ray [ITA Sound Mirror: AVC 29.858 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit) (DK/IS), No ENG]
Denmark/Iceland co-production - DirectorBenedikt ErlingssonStarsHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirJóhann SigurðarsonJuan Camilo Román EstradaHalla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.Won 10 2019 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2019 Oscar submission
2018 Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prize nominee, SACD Screenwriting Award winner
Blu-ray [UK Picture House: AVC 31.974 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 3,348kbps (IS), ENG subs, Region B, Interview] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsBaltasar KormákurHera HilmarGísli Örn GarðarssonA troubled father working as a doctor decides to go to extreme measures to save his daughter from the devastating influence of her drug-dealer boyfriend.Won 6 2017 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [DE Alive/Alamode Film: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG, Making of] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsIngvar SigurdssonÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonA murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.Won 5 2006 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2008 Oscar submission
DVD [DK Scanbox: 2.35:1 OAR, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [NL Indies: 2.35:1 OAR, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [AUS Madman: 2.35:1 OAR, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [IS Sena: 1.78:1 open matte, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [UK Universal: 1.78:1 open matte, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), burnt-in ENG subs]
Amazon Prime [SD, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG Subs] - DirectorÓskar JónassonStarsBaltasar KormákurIngvar SigurdssonLilja Nótt ÞórarinsdóttirFinancial concerns tempt a security guard to return to his smuggling ways.Won 5 2008 Edda Awards
2010 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [CA Entertainment One: AVC 20.0 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [DE Studio Canal: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [FR Aventi: 1080i, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
DVD [IS Sena: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Audio commentary (IS)] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonStefán Hallur StefánssonJoi JohannssonBased on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.Won 11 2013 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2013 Oscar shortlisted
Blu-ray [ITA Eagle Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [FR BAC Films: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [DE Ascot Elite: 1080i/25fps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG, Region free]
DVD [Virgil Films: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorBenedikt ErlingssonStarsIngvar SigurdssonCharlotte BøvingJohann Pall OddsonA country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses' perception.Won 6 2014 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2014 Oscar submission
Blu-ray [UK Axiom: AVC 29.98 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorIsold UggadottirStarsKristín Þóra HaraldsdóttirBabetida SadjoPatrik Nökkvi PéturssonTwo women's lives will intersect while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.2019 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
Streaming [Netflix: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorÓskar JónassonStarsBjörn Jörundur FriðbjörnssonÞórarinn EyfjörðThorarinn Oskar ThorarinssonSince his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night club owner who wants to be Iceland's first mafia boss.1993 Cannes Un Certain Regard nominee
DVD [IS Skifan ehd] - DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsIngvar SigurdssonBaltasar KormákurHilmir Snær GuðnasonPáll is an artistic and sensitive young man. Getting dumped by his girlfriend, Dagny, triggers his descent into madness. We follow him on his way to what seems like inevitable doom; at home with his parents who finally can't cope, and in the mental institution, Kleppur.Won 7 2000 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2001 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Sena] - DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsMasatoshi NagaseLili TaylorFisher StevensA Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.DVD [IS Sena]
- DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsGísli HalldórssonSigríður HagalínBaldvin HalldórssonOld Thorgeir must leave his home far off in the Icelandic 'countryside' and move into a home for senior citizens in Reykjavik. There he meets an old friend from his childhood, Stella. Thorgeir soon becomes unhappy living there and together with Stella he steals a jeep. Together they leave the city for Stella's old home in northwestern Iceland. A drama who asks us: how important is it to have a long life if you have to leave everything that has a meaning for you?1992 Oscar nominee
DVD [IS Sena]
DVD [KOR] - DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsBaltasar KormákurGísli HalldórssonSigurveig JónsdóttirThe story of families living in barracks, left by the US Army in Reykjavik at the conclusion of World War II.1997 Oscar submission
DVD [Fox Lorber: ENG subs]
DVD [IS Sena] - DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsÖrvar Jens ArnarssonRúrik HaraldssonSigrún HjálmtýsdóttirThe story of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s. Tomas loves the movies and is highly influenced by them.1995 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Sena] - DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsAuður Drauma BachmannÞorsteinn BachmannKristín DavíðsdóttirHannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.Won 5 2012 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2012 Oscar submission
2011 Cannes Golden Camera nominee, CICAE Award nominee
Amazon Prime [1080p, 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [IS Sena: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Making of, "The Last Farm" short]
Streaming [UK Lumiere VOD] - DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsSigurmar AlbertssonBent Kingo AndersenSif ArnarsdóttirEveryday life in Iceland around Christmas time: 56 vignettes full of joy, sorrow and thought-provoking situations.2020 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
DVD [FR Jour2fete: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [DK Angel Films: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
Streaming [UK Mubi] - DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsGísli Örn GarðarssonNína Dögg FilippusdóttirÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonKaritas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she's oblivious to what's going on with her twelve year old son Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund's only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his forties, who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marino starts to lose grip on reality. Gardar is an underworld enforcer who makes a mess at work and as a result his twin brother Georg is beaten up. Exiled both from the underworld and his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his son Gudmund whom he has never seen but the straight and narrow is a though path to followWon 1 2006 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
2007 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Sam Myndir: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS)] - DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsEdda ArnljótsdóttirReine BrynolfssonÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirThe dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her. PARENTS is the independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, CHILDREN was released in 2006.Won 4 2007 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
DVD [IS Sam Myndir: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS)] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsGunnar EyjólfssonHilmir Snær GuðnasonHélène de FougerollesA rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something...Won 8 2002 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2003 Oscar submission
DVD [Palm Pictures: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [IS] - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsHilmir Snær GuðnasonMargrét VilhjálmsdóttirLaufey ElíasdóttirIn less than twenty-four hours, a middle-aged academic and his nearly half his age fiancée will get married in Iceland's windswept island, Flatey, amid endless preparations and bitter second thoughts. Is this what they really want?Won 7 2008 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2009 Oscar submission
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
DVD [IS Sena: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
Streaming (SWE Lumiere VOD) - DirectorÁgúst GuðmundssonStarsMargrét VilhjálmsdóttirUgla EgilsdóttirHeino FerchPost-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.Won 6 2001 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2002 Oscar submission
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
DVD [Home Vision Entertainment: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorÁgúst GuðmundssonStarsÁsgeir ÓskarssonEgill ÓlafssonJakob MagnússonThe basic plot revolves around the break-up of a band and the subsequent competition between the two new bands to get contracts and attention. One of the new bands is all-female, the other all-male.DVD (IS Isfilm)
- DirectorÁgúst GuðmundssonStarsGísli Marteinn BaldurssonBurkni BirgissonHelga Braga JónsdóttirIn tune with the time, mostly from the same characters as appeared in the film, on top (1982), except what are those characters 22 years older.2006 Oscar submission
- DirectorNietzchka KeeneStarsBjörkBryndis Petra BragadóttirValdimar Örn FlygenringMargit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her.Blu-ray: 4K scan (OCN) [Arbelos: 1.66:1, AVC 23.87 Mbps, 1.0 LPCM (ENG), 2 interviews]
Blu-ray [UK BFI Video: 1.66:1, Mono 2.0 LPCM (ENG), Booklet]
Blu-ray [FR Capricci: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG)]
Iceland/USA co-production - DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirHilmir JenssonJökull SteinarssonGeorg tries to get his life back on track after a five year stint in jail.Won 6 2010 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
Season 1: The Night Shift (Næturvaktin)
Season 2: The Day Shift (Dagvaktin)
Season 3: The Prison Shift (Fangavaktin)
Finale Movie: Mr. Bjarnfreðarson
DVD (IS Sam Myndir) - DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsVivian ÓlafsdóttirJack FoxIain GlenA lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of survival lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII airplane, discovered on Iceland's largest glacier.Blu-ray [ESP Divisa: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG/IS)]
Blu-ray [DE Splendid Film: 1080i/25fps, AVC 23.27 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit) 2,111kbps (ENG/IS), ENG subs, Interviews]
DVD [Magnolia Pictures: 5.1 Dolby Digital (ENG/IS), ENG subs]
Iceland/Germany co-production - DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonElín HallSelma BjörnsdóttirAs Ódinn investigates decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment centre, he begins to suspect that the sinister secrets he uncovers are connected to his ex-wife's mysterious suicide.
- DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsBjörn StefánssonSigurður Þór ÓskarssonGuðmundur ÓlafssonTwo men's broken relationship is tested as they are haunted by a supernatural entity awakened by their grief.iTunes [1080p, 5.1 AAC (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [Breaking Glass: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), burnt-in ENG subs, Deleted scenes]
DVD [DE Salzgeber & Co.: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG] - DirectorHannes Þór HalldórssonStarsAuðunn BlöndalEgill EinarssonSverrir Þór SverrissonIceland's toughest cop will stop at nothing to solve a string of violent bank robberies. But when he is forced to take on a new partner, the pressures of solving the case prove too much for the tough-as-nails renegade.2022 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [DE Alive/MFA+: 1080i/25fps, AVC 24.983 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit) 2,392kbps (IS), No ENG]
Blu-ray [FR Extralucid Films: 1080i/25fps, AVC 29.974 Mbps, 2.0 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 24-bit) 2,128kbps (IS), No ENG] - DirectorBörkur SigþórssonStarsAnna PróchniakIngvar SigurdssonGísli Örn GarðarssonTwo antagonistic brothers decide to smuggle drugs into their native Iceland using a young Polish girl as their mule.Won 1 2018 Edda Award
Blu-ray [DE Koch Media: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG] - DirectorOlaf de Fleur JohannessonStarsZlatko KrickicÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirIngvar SigurdssonSet in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander, and a crime lord who's losing his edge.Won 1 2012 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
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DVD [IS Myndform: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs, Audio commentary (IS)] - DirectorOlaf de Fleur JohannessonStarsDarri IngolfssonÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirIngvar SigurdssonIn order to take down a major criminal organization, the ambitious head of the internal affairs unit of the Reykjavik P.D. decides to investigate a corrupt police lieutenant. Tipped off about the lieutenant's criminal dealings by a former crime kingpin, now imprisoned, he places a female former narcotics officer undercover to spy on him. These actions set him off on a dangerous path as he aims to catch both the lieutenant and the drug lord.City State 2
2015 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
Blu-ray [ITA Eagle Pictures: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG] - DirectorÁsa Helga HjörleifsdóttirStarsThorvaldur KristjanssonHera HilmarAníta BriemIn a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni and aspiring poet Helga begin a passionate, forbidden affair, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.Won 2 2023 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
- DirectorGrímur HákonarsonStarsArndís Hrönn EgilsdóttirSveinn Ólafur GunnarssonÆvar Þór BenediktssonA widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community.DVD [UK Artificial Eye]
DVD [TWN]
Streaming [Just Watch] - DirectorHafsteinn Gunnar SigurðssonStarsHilmar GuðjónssonSveinn Ólafur GunnarssonÞorsteinn BachmannTwo employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.Won 3 2012 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
DVD [Anderson Digital: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorHilmar OddssonStarsIngvar SigurdssonUnnur Ösp StefánsdóttirRuth OlafsdottirWhat could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. One that the child had foreseen yet failed to act upon.Won 5 2004 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2005 Oscar submission
DVD (IS Sena) - DirectorJúlíus KempStarsPihla ViitalaNaeTerence AndersonAn epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.Pihla Viitala
Blu-ray [Image Entertainment: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG), Making of]
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Blu-ray [SWE Njutafilms: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (ENG)] - DirectorAnton SigurdssonStarsMargrét AstaElva María BirgisdóttirNína Dögg FilippusdóttirHusband and wife, Gunnar and Sonja go to a remote house in the Icelandic country side. Shortly after their arrival strange things start to happen that might jeopardize their marriage as well as their lives.DVD [KOR Nova Media: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
Streaming [Tubi: 720p, 2.0 AAC (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorReynir LyngdalStarsHelgi BjörnssonEinar DagbjartssonValur Freyr EinarssonA young couple, physiologist Agla and filmmaker Gunnar wake up at a glacier camp to find the camp mysteriously abandoned and their co-workers gone. When searching for the lost team they realize they're up against an unknown deadly force.2013 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
DVD [UK Entertainment One: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorArró StefánssonStarsHjörtur Jóhann JónssonHeiddis Chadwick HlynsdottirJóhann SigurðarsonA young father is haunted by an evil force that threatens to tear his life apart after he finds a mysterious box inside his rental apartment where the previous guest killed himself.
- DirectorElfar AdalsteinsStarsHeida ReedÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonSvandis Dora EinarsdottirThe Village is brimming with stories and if you listen carefully it might tell you some: of the Manager who dreams in Latin and leaves his career for Astronomy and old books, of a translucent boy who carves moorland birds, of an open-air affair and a rock that is chiselled to dust. Based on the eponymous book by celebrated Icelandic author Jon Kalman Stefansson.2023 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorElsa Maria JakobsdóttirStarsAníta BriemBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonGísli Örn GarðarssonAt a dinner party in Vesturbær, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. They put their phones on the table and agree that all incoming calls and messages will be shared with the party to prove that none of them have anything to hide
- DirectorEgill EðvarðssonStarsMaria EllingsenBaltasar KormákurEgill ÓlafssonAgnes, the beautiful housekeeper of the sheriff of a small Icelandic county sees a chance to get herself and her young daughter away from her brutal employer when she falls in love with the local homeopathic doctor. When she moves in with him, however, she discovers another side to him when his lechery makes him several enemies amongst the other townsfolk.Maria Ellingsen, Gudný Gudlaugsdóttir
VHS (IS Myndform) - DirectorHilmar OddssonStarsÞröstur Leó GunnarssonRuth OlafsdottirWinfried WagnerAbout the Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed.1996 Oscar submission
DVD (IS Tonabio) - DirectorGísli Snær ErlingssonStarsSturla SighvatssonGunnar CautherySigfús SturlusonBenjamin dufa is movie about four friends. They love knights and dream to be knights when they grow up. The friends get in trouble with bullies and one of them (Baldur) gets in serious trouble with the bullies and something really sad happens to him.DVD (IS Sena)
- DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsKristbjörg KjeldHilmir Snær GuðnasonGunnar EyjólfssonA film director's personal journey experiencing his mother's disappearance into the Alzheimer disease, a film with essential Fridriksson's ingredients, humour, compassion and strong visual style.Won 3 2010 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
2011 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Sena] - DirectorRagnar BragasonStarsSigrún Edda BjörnsdóttirEyþór GunnlaugssonKarolina GruszkaIndiana lives in a council estate and makes her living preying on the welfare system. In her small private garden she tends to her award winning tree. When her only son turns up with a foreign girlfriend - Indiana's world is upended.Won 9 2021 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
Streaming (POL Lumiere VOD) - DirectorValdís ÓskarsdóttirStarsHreinn BeckCaroline DaltonErlendur EiríkssonA couple decide to get married in a church out in the country. It is 1 hour drive from Reykjavik but things do not go as planed.2008 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
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Streaming (FR Lumiere VOD) - DirectorGuðný HalldórsdóttirStarsTinna HrafnsdóttirHilmir Snær GuðnasonHera HilmarA young girl breaks up from her petit bourgeoisie home and her piano lessons to lead an entirely new life, as one of the personnel at an institution for juvenile delinquents in a remote part of Northern Iceland. It is the 1970s and the young people in charge of the place are heavily into flower power, sitar music and solving problems by frank talk sessions with the delinquents. However, the hippies, who themselves despise authority, soon find their own authority under attack by the rebellious youngsters, especially after the arrival of a mysterious young girl. Then a violent incident occurs that will have a decisively detrimental effect on relations at the institution.Won 1 2007 Edda Award
DVD [IS Sena: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorKristín JóhannesdóttirStarsÁlfrún ÖrnólfsdóttirTinna GunnlaugsdóttirHelgi SkúlasonThe west Coast of Iceland, late summer 1936. On a desolate farm, believed to be cursed since the 14th century, a tragic fate is about to befall the French exploration ship Pourquoi-pas.Won 1 1993 Amanda Award
1993 Oscar submission - DirectorÞráinn BertelssonStarsRagnheiður ArnardóttirMaría SigurðardóttirHallmar SigurðssonA young widow moves from abroad to an isolated farm in Iceland.1986 Oscar submission
VHS (IS Bergvik) - DirectorÁgúst GuðmundssonStarsArnar JónssonRagnheiður SteindórsdóttirBenedikt SigurðarsonFrom an authentic Viking saga, Outlaw tells the story of a family blood feud, set in 10th century Iceland.1982 Oscar submission
DVD [IS 2013: 1.78:1, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [IS 2005: 4:3, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), burnt-in ENG subs] - DirectorHrafn GunnlaugssonStarsGotti SigurdarsonMaria BonnevieEgill ÓlafssonNorway in the 10th century. Askur, son of the powerful Thorgeir marries Embla, daughter of one of the few remaining landowners in Norway, in a pagan ceremony. King Olav, a ruthless Christian, wants to remove all traces of non-Christian beliefs and captures the two of them during the ceremony. In order to free Embla, Askur must go to Iceland and convert the people there to Christianity.Maria Bonnevie
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"Embla" Director's Cut version (87min):
DVD [IS: Cropped, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorBaldvin ZophoníassonStarsAtli Óskar FjalarssonIlva HolmesGísli Örn GarðarssonA 16-year old Icelandic boy's first kiss with another boy gives him "jitters"--feelings he can't deny. This is a well-written film that captures the confusion and excitement of being a teenager, with an attractive ensemble cast. The film follows the lives of several teens and the challenges they face, in particular with their parents/guardians.Won 1 2011 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
Maria Birta
Blu-ray [FR Outplay: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (IS), No ENG]
DVD [TLA Releasing: 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorGunnar B. GudmundssonStarsRagnhildur Steinunn JónsdóttirSnorri EngilbertssonDavíð Þór JónssonWhen Hildur - a beautiful high society girl and a regular guest in the national celebrity press - finds out that her boyfriend Jolli is about to go into jail, she realizes she has to learn to stand on her own two feet. Hildur, possessing no skills or any practical experience, tries to find work but without success. She's about to give up when by pure coincidence she lands a job selling role playing books and accessories at the local fantasy-shop Astropia. Gradually unlikely friendships are formed and Hildur enters the fantasy world of role playing where she struts around in a skimpy outfit slaying Orcs and Goblins and the world of adventure starts blending into her real life. Her old boyfriend Jolli, determined to get Hildur and his old lifestyle back, breaks out of jail and kidnaps Hildur. Hildur's ragtag group of friends are not about to let her go without a fight.Astropia
DVD [IS Kvikmyndafelag Islands] - DirectorRóbert I. DouglasStarsÞórhallur SverrissonJón GnarrMatt KeeslarA business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favourite football team.2000 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorMarteinn ThorssonStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonÞorsteinn BachmannHilmir Snær GuðnasonThe tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic modern society in its entirety and on his blog-page he comically criticizes everything and everyone. Before long he has become an outlaw in his own hometown, just like his viking hero, Grettir. After a series of dramatic mishaps, he snaps and goes riding down south to the big city on his sturdy steed Nietzsche. He's got a gun in his pocket. He's ready for the revolution.Won 2 2011 Edda Awards
- DirectorÁsa Helga HjörleifsdóttirStarsIngvar SigurdssonThorvaldur KristjanssonHilmir Snær GuðnasonA wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp.2018 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
DVD [IS Sena: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs] - DirectorHafsteinn Gunnar SigurðssonStarsBjörn ThorsHelgi BjörnssonNanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirHugi is a teacher in a small and remote village in the east of iceland (population 169). He is quite content by himself among the mountains, which surround the quite village where hardly anyone walks the streets. But has he withdrawn too far? When Hugi receives a phone call from his estranged father announcing his arrival he is not too pleased. But after consulting with his AA-sponser, Hugi, decides to welcome him. Something he immediately regrets.Won 2 2015 Edda Awards, Best Film nominee
- DirectorÁrni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonStarsIngvar SigurdssonNína Dögg FilippusdóttirBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonThe crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid crew members commits suicide. To fill his gap, a young woman takes his place on the next tour and gradually the fragile balance is tipped, and personal issues that should be left on the mainland cause dangerous friction between the crew members.Won 6 2011 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
Sreaming (IS Kvikmyndir) - DirectorBjörn Br. BjörnssonStarsÞröstur Leó GunnarssonElva Ósk ÓlafsdóttirEdda ArnljótsdóttirAfter the death of his father, a private investigator in Iceland leads his own search to discover what really happened.Won 2 2007 Edda Awards
- DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsKeith CarradineMargrét VilhjálmsdóttirIngvar SigurdssonSimon a mysterious man with a past returns to Iceland with the intention to end his no good life. Before he can complete his task he meets a young women DÚA who he believes might be his daughter. When she gets into trouble with the police Simon represses his death wish and decides to help her out. Together they flee to the city of Hamburg and smuggle with them what used to be the greatest export of the Vikings, an Icelandic Falcon. Their plan is to sell it to wealthy Arabs.2002 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir - DirectorSteinþór Hróar SteinþórssonGaukur ÚlfarssonStarsHjörtur Sævar SteinasonHulda Lind KristinsdóttirJens JenssonThe drug addict Hulda is arrested accused of murdering her brother. After she is let go because of insufficient evidence, she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old gay vampire. Together they have to fight a cult while being investigated by a rogue detective.DVD [Uncork'd Entertainment: Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
- DirectorGuðný HalldórsdóttirStarsTinna GunnlaugsdóttirRagnhildur GísladóttirAgneta EkmannerA hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger sister by hiding the shame of her pregnancy.Won 5 1999 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2000 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Bergvik] - DirectorRagnar BragasonDagur KáriInga Lísa MiddletonStarsBjörn Jörundur FriðbjörnssonInga Maria ValdimarsdóttirHenrik Baldvin BjörnssonFive stories interwine into one. A blind man hovers above the city. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off? The door of a bank ATM locks as a pregnant girl inside goes into labour. A hearse driver, fighting off a ghost with the help of his parrot, races wildly through the darkened streets. A newly engaged couple's romantic night out goes sour when an older couple try to teach them what life is all about. And a plane strays off course, while the rock group on board and everyone in town that night tries to see the light in the darkness.2001 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
VHS [IS Haskolabio] - DirectorGísli Snær ErlingssonStarsHjalti Rúnar JónssonHans Tittus NakingePálmi GestssonIn the middle ages a small Greenlandic boy comes drifting with an Iceberg to a remote and superstitious settlement in Iceland and is believed to be an evil spirit by his looks. He saves a young boy from an avalanche and they become friends. The young Icelandic boy has to fight for his friends existence against the ignorant villagers, who want him imprisoned or even killed.Won 1 2001 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
- DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsMartin CompstonGary LewisPeter CapaldiNiceland is about a young man Jet, living a joyful life working at a factory with his girlfriend who he's deeply in love with.Won 1 2004 Edda Award, Best Film nominee
- DirectorSilja HauksdóttirStarsKatla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirÞorsteinn BachmannBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonRannveig is experiencing burnout in all aspects of her mundane suburban life. She's stuck with a job she hates and a marriage that is slowly dying. On top of that, she's constantly fighting with her rebellious daughter, Agnes, and can't face the possibility of Agnes growing up and leaving her behind. When a new neighbor, Hreinn, shows up at their doorstep, Rannveig and family face new challenges that are beyond their control.Won 6 2020 Edda Awards, Best Film winner
2021 Oscar submission - DirectorÁrni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonStarsOlga BoladzAnna MoskalEryk LubosAnna gets released from a Polish prison on parole after fifteen years behind bars. Once free, Anna has but one goal - to find a woman whose name is Dorota.2022 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
DVD [POL: 5.1 Dolby Digital (IS)] - DirectorMarteinn ThorssonStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonMaría BirtaNanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirLeifur Sigurdarson, an unstoppable ladies man and alcoholic parliament member, is forced in rehab by his friend and boss, the Prime Minister of Iceland. But before he gets spanked in public, he invites his friends over for a gargantuan feast. During the party we get to know Leifur and the other characters in the movie as well as finding out about Leifur's, and his posse's, sordid past.2014 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
María Birta
Streaming [UK Lumiere VOD] - DirectorÁrni Ólafur ÁsgeirssonStarsRóbert ArnfinnssonÞorsteinn BachmannAaron BrinkA father finds out that his son is not actually his.2006 Edda Awards Best Film nominee
- DirectorGuðný HalldórsdóttirStarsSigurður SigurjónssonBaldvin HalldórssonMargrét Helga JóhannsdóttirA hapless guy from the city visits an isolated Icelandic seaside settlement. He gradually realizes that the seals are not what they seem, and that two of the inhabitants are magicians, vieing for the favour of a mysterious woman. Liberated from a spell, she proves to be a magician too. Then he falls in love....1990 Oscar submission
DVD [IS] - DirectorFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonStarsThorarinn Oskar ThorarinssonEggert GudmundssonHarald G. HaraldssonTwo friends, who are experienced whale hunters, decide to settle down in Rekyavik at the end of the whaling season. During a night on the town, the duo lands in a heap of trouble after they are thrown out of one establishment after another. As events escalate the two men break into a weapons shop and arm themselves with rifles for a confrontation with the police.1988 Oscar submission
DVD [IS] - DirectorHilmar OddssonStarsÞröstur Leó GunnarssonKristbjörg KjeldHera HilmarThe death of Jon's mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Bresnef the dog comes along and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of.
- DirectorGrímur HákonarsonStarsÓlafía Hrönn JónsdóttirKjartan GuðjónssonSnorri EngilbertssonAn art-house comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions. Their house is built around an elf stone, which is sacred to the wife Lara, who is blessed with a sixth sense. When they get an offer to sell the stone at a high price, her husband Óskar is really tempted.Won 1 2011 Edda Award
- DirectorTinna HrafnsdóttirStarsAníta BriemKristín Þóra HaraldsdóttirTinna HrafnsdóttirAfter being hit by a fierce epilepsy seizure Saga's life changes forever. Long forgotten repressed memories suddenly start to come back, forcing her to face a disturbing truth about her past, and present, and her role in life as a daughter, sister, partner and mother.Won 1 2023 Edda Award
- DirectorÖrn Marino ArnarsonThorkell S. HardarsonStarsÞorsteinn BachmannHalldór GylfasonHilmir Snær GuðnasonSix friends on their annual fishing trip realize leaving wives, work and worries at home is really hard work. What was supposed to be a cozy fishing trip, turns out to be a downward spiral to Hell. Let's go fishing.
- DirectorÖrn Marino ArnarsonThorkell S. HardarsonStarsÞorsteinn BachmannEdda Björg EyjólfsdóttirHalldóra GeirharðsdóttirA group of friends goes on their annual salmon fishing trip to relax in the countryside. The newcomers in the group really try their hand at endurance and the tour goes quickly and safely into the sink out of new and old sins.
- DirectorHrafn GunnlaugssonStarsReine BrynolfssonTinna GunnlaugsdóttirEgill ÓlafssonTrausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other clan leader. Isold, daughter of Erikur now takes his place. Isold and Trausti are attracted to each other, but Isold was promised to Hjoerleifur - the son of the Bishop (of Iceland) and his powerful wife. However, Isold has a plan...1989 Oscar submission
DVD [IS Vikingfilms.org: Uncut, 1.78:1 crop, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), ENG subs]
DVD [DE MIG: Cut, 1.78:1 crop, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG]
DVD [SWE Sandrew Metronome: Cut, 1.85:1 crop, 2.0 Dolby Digital (IS), No ENG] - DirectorHrafn GunnlaugssonStarsHilmir Snær GuðnasonSara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirAlexandra RapaportThe young and fanatical Jon is appointed pastor to a remote church in 17th century Iceland. As is custom, he marries the widow of his predecessor, a woman much older than he is. He is ardent in his fight against Satan, and the villagers don't dare to question his authority. When he falls for a beautiful young woman, Jon is convinced witchcraft is at work, and his crusade leads to cruel executions of innocent people. The stronger his lust, the deeper his madness drives him in his religious fervor.Won 1 2000 Edda Award
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
VHS [IS Haskolabio] - DirectorHrafn GunnlaugssonStarsSteinþór Rafn MatthíassonAlda SigurðardóttirHelgi SkúlasonOn a small island in the west of Island, Gestur, only seven years old, falls in love with 20 years old Helga. When she introduces him her fiancée one day, he decides to fight the competitor with traditional Wicking weapons.1994 Oscar submission
Alda Sigurðardóttir
DVD [IS: Dolby Digital (IS/SWE), ENG subs] - DirectorEgill EðvarðssonStarsRóbert ArnfinnssonKristin BjarnadóttirÞóra BorgThe old house acquired by Bjorg and her husband Petur slowly takes on menacing proportions once Bjorg is left alone for a few days while Petur is away on business. While she is in the house, she experiences terrible visions of faces screaming - are these ghosts, or unclear memories from her own past? The situation continues to deteriorate, until it looks as though Petur will never return in time to help Bjorg out of her terrors - if he could help at all.1984 Oscar submission
Lilja Þórisdóttir (Lilja Thorisdottir)
DVD [Bootleg: 1.85:1] - DirectorViðar VíkingssonStarsRóbert ArnfinnssonHelga BernhardKristján Franklin MagnússIn the year 1940 when there were British forces in Iceland, a country boy goes to Reyjavik to work for the army. He also wants to know what became of his childhood sweetheart. He soon discovers that she's having an affair with a British soldier. He starts to suspect that the soldier, instead of being an officer and a gentleman, is in fact a very peculiar kind of monster.Blu-ray [Severin Films (All Haunts Be Ours Compendium): 1.33:1, Mono 2.0 DTS-HD MA (IS), ENG subs, Audio commentary, Interview, "White Spot in the Back of the Head" short]
- DirectorViðar VíkingssonStarsSigurjona SverrisdottirÞorsteinn HannessonRúrik HaraldssonA young student starts working as a night watchman in the Icelandic TV-house which is supposed to be haunted. Together with a make-up girl working there, he pretends to be a red-haired ghost. But what started out as a joke, soon becomes no laughing matter.Iceland/Norway co-production
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