Hafið
Directed by:
Baltasar KormákurCinematography:
Jean-Louis VialardComposer:
Jón ÁsgeirssonCast:
Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Hélène de Fougerolles, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Sven Nordin, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Sigurður Skúlason (more)Plots(1)
Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed sexual abuse, lingering suspicions, sibling rivalries and incestuous passions. Ultimately, it's a heartless battle between the past and the future that culminates in a night of explosive rage. (official distributor synopsis)
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I feel that Iceland isn’t as fond of harsh family dramas as the rest of Scandinavia is. But this film is an exception and I must say I broke out in quite a cold sweat. However, I personally think that it’s a shortcoming that there were so many characters in the movie that I got lost in them. On the other hand, everything was saved by a polar night and the frozen environment that made me cold through the screen and so it made for a decent atmosphere.
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