Edda Heiðrún Backman
Biography: Edda Heiðrún Backman was an Icelandic actress, musician and painter.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 27, 1957
Deathday: October 01, 2016
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Known For
When Dreams Come True
1995-02-03
When Dreams Come True
Overview: The staff at the bureau of values may be the greatest bureaucrats in the world, but they have the most colourful dreams, not to mention their nightmare Rosie, is like a breath of fresh air when she comes into the office just before closing-time, raising everybody’s spirits. Live action and animation combined in a comedy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1995-02-03
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A Fairy Tale of Our Time
1992-12-19
A Fairy Tale of Our Time
Overview: A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the way it portrays ecological issues in a highly artistic way.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1992-12-19
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The Football Kid
1989-12-26
The Football Kid
Overview: Willy, seven years old, is more interested in books than sports while his father, ex-football star, is determined to make a football player out of him. Willy realizes that he cannot live up to his father's expectations but feels compelled to give him what he always wanted. One day, Willy finds a solution to the problem.
Genres: Family
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1989-12-26
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Cinderella and the Man Who Had No Trousers
1986-01-01
Cinderella and the Man Who Had No Trousers
Overview: No plot found
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Ragnar í Smára
2005-01-01
Ragnar í Smára
Overview: No description found
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Cold Light
2004-01-01
Cold Light
Overview: What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. A catastrophe that the child had foreseen yet failed to act upon.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Movie Days
1994-06-30
Movie Days
Overview: This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1994-06-30
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101 Reykjavik
2000-05-31
101 Reykjavik
Overview: Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2000-05-31
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Count Me Out
1997-12-26
Count Me Out
Overview: A little girl "kidnaps" her half-sister in order to get the attention of her father who left her mother years ago for another woman (who gave birth to her half-sister)
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1997-12-26
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Áramótaskaup: 2002
2002-12-31
Áramótaskaup: 2002
Overview: 2002's Áramótaskaup, an annual 50-minute TV movie, satirizing the events of the past year.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2002-12-31
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Black and Without Sugar
1985-01-01
Black and Without Sugar
Overview: During a holiday in Italy, a young German falls in love with an Icelandic actress. Until the happy ending, they have to go the wrong ways and detours, which are also related to the dreamlike "mission" of the acting group.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Northern Tales
1992-04-01
Northern Tales
Overview: Three tales of children each in a different nothern country, Greenland, the Pharoe Islands and Iceland.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1992-04-01
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The Old doll
1992-01-01
The Old doll
Overview: Lilla discovers that she'll be getting a new doll for christmas so she decides to throw the old one away, but once she falls asleep bad dreams start to haunt her.
Genres: Family
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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