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The farmer and the factory

Barði Guðmundsson

An unknown illness is plaguing horses on the farm Kúludalsá in Hvaldfjord near the town of Akranes Iceland. The farmer, horsewoman Ragga Þorgrímsdóttir is forced to put the sick horses down Autopsy reveals that the horses have 4 times the expected amount of fluoride in the bones. The only source of fluoride is the nearby aluminum factory.

Original title: Bóndinn og Verksmiðjan
English title: The farmer and the factory

Director: Bardi Gudmundsson
Script: Bardi Gudmundsson
Producer: Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
Coproducer: Helgi Felixson
Director of photography: Helgi Felixson, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
Editor: Anna Thóra Steinþórsdóttir

Production company: Krumma films
Coproduction company: Felix Film

Country: Ísland
Scheduled premiere: Autumn 2021
Length: 75' min
Production format: 4K
Screening format: DCP