Hannes is an employee at the Institute for State Supervision. He has such complete faith in the bureaucratic system that he is secretly developing the SuperCode Databank - a mega-databank of personal ID numbers through which everyone´s behaviour can be monitored.

Agnes, a servant in the house of the county sheriff, is constantly harassed by him sexually and treated with contempt by his wife. When Agnes moves in with Natan, a young homeopathic doctor who the sheriff hates, she becomes entangled in a web of fatal events.

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Far away from the stress and noise of the city, Helgi plans to put the finishing touches on his first novel. He also sets himself the task of shooting at least one reindeer before his stay at his remote, childhood home is over. The dream of the fallen reindeer becomes the main reason for his presence in the fjord, but when there is no sign of the beast, he becomes increasingly desperate.

Benjamin Dove tells the story of a group of young boys who form their own little round table of knights. However, friction within the group causes some members to form a new gang. Consequenlty, rivalry and chaoes ensue, culminating in an unexpected death.

Loosley based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. It tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero´s battle with a great and murderous troll.

In search of kicks in Reykjavik in the year 2000, a pretty teenager, Stella, teams up with a handsome alcoholic, Robbi, and in a stolen car careers through Iceland with unexpected and bizarre consequences.

An old man who lives by himself decides to give up farming and move to the city, where he has a difficcult time settling in and ends up in an old people's home. There he meets an old flame who dreams of being buried on the farm where she grew up, which has now been deserted for years. One night they flee together in search of adventure.

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Devil's island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. It vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some dreams come true while others don't.

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Didda & the Dead Cat is about a nine year old girl who develops special abilities after falling into a barrel of cod liver oil. After her brother is kidnapped by a band of criminals, it is up to Didda and her newfound abilities to track them down and rescue her brother.

Writer/director Jónsson's debut feature, based on a bestseller by Pétur Gunnarsson.

An all gay football team in an amateur football league get the change of a lifetime when they have the opportunity to play against the big guns. Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Ken Loach in Iceland.

A political comedy about the effects of the apparent discovery of gold in the sands near a small community on Iceland's south coast. Troops from the American NATO base "invade" the territory, journalists from Reykjavik arrive and the morals of the local inhabitants quickly turn topsy-turvy.

Based on Gudmundur Kamban's tragic play, it depicts the loves of the voluptous Hadda Padda who feels desperate and them vengeful when her fiance Ingólfur, betrayes her. Filmed in Denmark and Iceland in 1923.

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Director Thorleifsdóttir's debut feature.

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A small Eskimo boy comes drifting on an iceberg to a superstitious settlement in northern Iceland and is believed, by his strange looks, to be an emissary of the devil.

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This charming fairytale was an instant hit in its day and has remained one of the most cherished children's film of the Icelandic cinema.

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This Chabrol-esque suspense thriller was made on a tiny budget, a few years before the foundation of the Icelandic Film Fund and is therefore regarded as the starting point of regular feature production in Iceland. It was a huge success with audiences, starved of home-grown product, during its run in the cinemas.

The first film in the trilogy about the cheeky lads, Thor and Danni. The others are Dalalíf (Pastoral Life) and Löggulíf (Policeman's Life).

Based on a novel by Jón Mýrdal about the haves and have-nots in the Icelandic countryside of the past.

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Sigga and Didi are sisters who take a run through Reykjavik, ripping off drug smugglers and dealers and partying while escaping from the thugs.

Second in the "-life" trilogy of knockabout comedies about cheeky sods Thor and Danni. The others are New Life and Policeman's Life.

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Writer/director Jónasson's debut feature. A critical and commercial hit in Iceland.

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A modern day version of the old Icelandic folktale about the foolish brothers from Bakki, Gísli, Eiríkur and Helgi and their idiotic antics in Reykjavík.

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Based on one of Nobel-prize winner Halldór Laxness' most powerful novel, it was filmed in Iceland in the spring of 1954 with mostly Swedish cast.

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This is the story of a spiritual and physical odyssey, comic and strange, made by a young theological student sent to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell glacier.

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