AS IN HEAVEN - dir. KRISTÍN JÓHANNESDÓTTIR

Synopsis: The west Coast of Iceland, late summer 1936. On a desolate farm, believed to be cursed since the 14th century, a tragic fate is about to befall the French exploration ship Pourquoi-pas. When the ship is wrecked just offshore it seems the crew is witnessing the old curse in full force. Hrefna, a young girl on the farm, projects herself and her family, with all the power of a child's imagination, back to the 14th century in order to change the course of destiny.

Original title: Svo á jörðu sem á himni
English title: As in Heaven
Genre: Drama, History, Fantasy
Language: Icelandic

Director: Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
Scriptwriter: Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
Main cast: Christian Charmeant, Christopher Pinon, Helgi Skúlason, Pierre Vaneck, Sigrídur Hagalín, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, Valdimar Flygenring, Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir
Editor: Sigurdur Snaeberg Jónsson
Cinematographer: Snorri Thórisson
Sound design: Kjartan Kjartansson
Music: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Producer(s): Sigurdur Pálsson
Production company: Tíu-Tíu Film Productions Ltd.

Country: Iceland, Sweden, France
Sound: Dolby Stereo
Length: 122 minutes
Screening format: 35mm Colour
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Premier date and year: 29. August 1992
International Premiere: 11. May 1992, Cannes Film Festival

Awards

• Festival International du Film Cannes 1992: Séléction officielle Regard sur le Cinéma Nordique
• Festival International du Cinema au Feminin de Marseilles 1992: Grand Prix du Public, Le Prix des Etudiants, Prix de la Ville de Marseille (distribution)
• Festival du Cinema International de Sainte Therese, Montreal, Canada 1992: Le Grand Prix du jury
• International Film Festival Mannheim, Germany 1992: The Interfilm Festival Award
• The Northern Light Film festival, Brugge Belgium 1993: The Great Northern Light Award, The Best Actress:Álfrún H. Örnólfsdóttir, Distribution Price
• Festival International de Films de Femmes Creteil 1993: Prix Grain de Cinéphage