Cinematography:
Sigurður Sverrir PálssonCast:
Barbara Auer, Monica Bleibtreu, Arnar Jónsson, Rudolf Kowalski, Gundula Köster, Hinrik ÓlafssonPlots(1)
Maria tells the story of a young woman from Eastern Germany, who, after being forced to flee from the Red Army to a refugee-camp in Lubeck, is invited to move to Iceland to work on an isolated farm. After travelling on a trawler across the Atlantic Ocean, Maria goes to live with a middle-aged brother and sister, where the nature is spectacular, but life very primitive. The farmer falls in love with Maria, but when he gets too close she is forced to run away again, this time to Reykjavik, where a jew named Bruno offers her a job at the city's hottest night club. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Barbara Auer
West Germany
Best movies:
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
The Book Thief (2013)
Grzimek (2015) (TV movie)
Monica Bleibtreu
Austria
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
Four Minutes (2006)
Amen. (2002)
Arnar Jónsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Virgin Mountain (2015)
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
Mr. Bjarnfreðarson (2009)
Rudolf Kowalski
Best movies:
Regular Guys (1996)
I Will Not Be Silent (2017) (TV movie)
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Gundula Köster
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Sonja (2006)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Hinrik Ólafsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022)
The County (2019)
Cruelty (2016)