2009

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A MOTHER´S COURAGE: TALKING BACK TO AUTISM (AKA SUNSHINE BOY) - dir. FRIDRIK THÓR FRIDRIKSSON

A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism is a moving, compassionate portrayal of a mother´s desperate quest to understand the perplex condition that controls her son. Read more
 
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CHUKOTKA: AT THE END OF THE WORLD - dir. VALDIMAR LEIFSSON

A documentary about life and nature in Chukotka in Siberia and ongoing changes following the election of Roman Abramovich as govenor in the year 2000. Read more
 
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DREAMLAND - dir. THORFINNUR GUDNASON / ANDRI SNAER MAGNASON

Dreamland is a film about the exploitation of natural resources in Iceland and demonstrates that clean energy does not come without consequence. Read more
 
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GOD BLESS ICELAND - dir. HELGI FELIXSON

Iceland experiences the deepest and most rapid financial crisis recorded in peacetime when its three major banks all collapse in the same week in October 2008. Read more
 
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GOTT SILFUR GULLI BETRA - dir. THÓR ELÍS PÁLSSON

The film deals with the Icelandic national handball teams´ preparation for, and success at, the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read more
 
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HOW TO WIN A LOST GAME - dir. EINAR MÁR GUDMUNDSSON

For some people soccer is about fun. For others it's about wealth and fame. For these guys it's about getting your life back, about survival.

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THE LOST SHIP - dir. BJÖRN BRYNJÚLFUR BJÖRNSSON

A documentary about the Icelandic freighter Godafoss that was sunk by a German submarine in November 1944. Godafoss was coming from New York via England when it was torpedoed by the U-300 just before it came to harbor in Reykjavik. Read more
 
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THE MYSTERIES OF SNAEFELLSJÖKULL - dir. JEAN MICHEL ROUX

The Mysteries of Snaefellsjökull is a visionary voyage that guides the audience through legendary tales of a mythical mountain.

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OUR GIRLS - dir. THÓRA TÓMASDÓTTIR

Our Girls - how the Icelandic national women's football team made it into the finals in the European Championship. Read more
 
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WONDERS OF WATER - dir. PÁLL STEINGRÍMSSON

Nowhere is there access to study the varied behaviour of water like in Iceland. The tremendous open North Atlantic, numerous lakes, roaring waterfalls, clear rivers and muddy glacier rivers. Read more
 
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WORD MUSIC: JÓRUNN VIDAR - dir. ARI ALEXANDER ERGIS

The first of two documentaries about the coming of modern music and the development of creative avantgarde in Reykjavík. The film is given added flavour with a unique soundtrack, in-depth history, and breathtaking Icelandic visuals.

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THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER IN THE LIGHTHOUSE - dir. JON KARL HELGASON

The story of Oscar, Iceland´s last lighthouse keeper, is a unique story of a recluse who has spent all his life in a lighthouse. Read more
 

 

 

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