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Icelandic
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Iceland's official submission to the Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film! Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about loyalty and love. As the group’s behavior escalates towards life-threatening situations, Addi begins to experience a series of dreamlike visions. Can his newfound...
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Icelandic
Description
"In 24 hours, forty-something professor Jon will be getting married to a student half his age. But before he can make it to the ceremony, he'll have to deal with a massive debt to his mother-in-law to be, his extremely drunk best man, the logistics of a remote Icelandic island, an increasingly hostile reverend, and the guilt-ridden memory of his emotionally unstable first wife"--Container.
3) The county
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Icelandic
Description
"Inga is a hard-working farmer within a bureaucratic co-operative that operates as a monopoly, pushing her and her community deep into debt. After her husband's suspicious death, Inga learns the true extent of both her powerlessness and her late husband's involvement with the co-op's schemings. With an eye to the future, and with no other option, she aims to chip away at the co-op's domination."--
4) Rift
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Icelandic
Description
In this Hitchcockian Thriller, when Gunnar receives a distraught phone call from his ex, he drives up to a secluded cabin to see him. He discovers that there's more going on than he imagined. Someone is lurking outside and the two find that they are haunted by someone -- or something. Official Selection at **Fantastic Fest**. Winner of the Artistic Vision Award at **L.A. Outfest**. Winner of the Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award at the **CinEuphoria...
5) Lamb
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Icelandic
Description
"In rural Iceland, Maria and her husband make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson."--Container.
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Icelandic
Description
"Struggling to stay on the straight and narrow and feed his family on a security guard's meager wage, former booze smuggler Christopher (Baltasar Kromákur) agrees to work one last job with a shady old friend. But as their ship of illicit cargo sails from Iceland to Holland, Christopher finds himself in greater peril than ever before." -- Container.
8) Astropia
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Icelandic
Description
When 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 to jail, she realizes she has to learn to stand on her own two feet, and quickly. Hildur, possessing no skills that she knows of, or any practical experience, tries to find work without success. She's about to give up when by pure coincidence she lands a job selling roleplaying books and accessories at the...
9) Nói
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Icelandic
Description
Seventeen-year-old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world. The fjord is surrounded by ominous mountains and covered under a shroud of snow. Nói dreams of escaping from his white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. Unfortunately, his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster...
Language
Icelandic
Description
Iceland's official submission to the Academy Awardsʼ for Best International Feature Film! Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about loyalty and love. As the group's behavior escalates towards life-threatening situations, Addi begins to experience a series of dreamlike visions. Can his newfound intuition...