Gunnar Jónsson
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Memphis
2002-01-04
Memphis
Overview: To start with we are led to believe the setting is a country-hotel of some sort. In the end we discover this is a State Rehabilitation Facility and everything that happens is a carefully orchestrated escape plot by some of the inmates. The film was shot on location at an isolated boarding school in Saelingsdalur in the west of Iceland. The school is used as a hotel during the summer months but the film takes place in the wintertime.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2002-01-04
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Dorks & Damsels
2007-08-22
Dorks & Damsels
Overview: The film revolves around Hildur, a national celebrity and socialite who has to look for a job when her boyfriend Jolli is sent to prison. She finds a job at Astrópía, a store that sells role playing books and her immersion into geek culture changes her outlook on life.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-22
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When the Raven Flies
1984-02-04
When the Raven Flies
Overview: Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him instead of killing him. Twenty years later the boy returns to Iceland take his revenge.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1984-02-04
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The White Viking
1991-11-01
The White Viking
Overview: Norway 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 eredicate 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 catholicism.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: is
Release Date: 1991-11-01
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Woman at Sea
2023-01-11
Woman at Sea
Overview: Lili has left everything behind to travel to the edge of the earth and accomplish her dream, fishing the Northern seas. She persuades Ian, the captain of a trawler by the name of Rebel, to give her a chance and let her join the crew. The only woman on board, they call her Sparrow. Hidden behind a frail appearance is a will of steel, and her courage and determination ultimately win over their respect. Adopted into this world of often unfortunate individuals, Lili will conquer her right to live differently, free.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-01-11
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Virgin Mountain
2015-03-20
Virgin Mountain
Overview: Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2015-03-20
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Rams
2015-05-28
Rams
Overview: In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2015-05-28
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And Breathe Normally
2018-08-17
And Breathe Normally
Overview: At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2018-08-17
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Maybe This Christmas
2016-10-07
Maybe This Christmas
Overview: Bobby takes a trip to the gas station to avoid celebrating Christmas Eve alone but in vain.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2016-10-07
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The Butterfly Swing
2020-12-03
The Butterfly Swing
Overview: The story is centered on the stubborn farmer Ernst and his wife Louise who are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a traditional Danish gold wedding for friends and family. However, the family carries several secrets and Ernest holds on to the biggest one of them all. Through one long joyous, intoxicating, surprising, gripping and melancholic night, the truths creep out and the family is put to the ultimate test.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 2020-12-03
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Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
2000-02-06
Out of the Ash and Into the Fire
Overview: A streetsweeper finds a unconscious woman while cleaning the streets and decides to help her out by bringing her to his home, but little does he know that the woman is lives a life of crime.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: is
Release Date: 2000-02-06
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Box of Chocolate
2011-09-03
Box of Chocolate
Overview: A young man has to go to the hospital for an operation. Upon his arrival he watches paramedics roll out a deceased person from the hospital room he is about to be checked in to. Lying in bed with nothing to do his mind starts to wander. He strikes up a conversation about life with an old man who paints a rather dark picture of what can happen during one’s stay in a hospital. The old man shares his ironic philosophy on life, causing him great anxiety. Will he make it out alive?
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Original Language: is
Release Date: 2011-09-03
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