BACKYARD VILLAGE selected for Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

Marteinn Thórsson's feature film Backyard Village will be screened in the Scandinavian Panorama category at the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival. The festival, which takes place from May 29 – June 6 in Kyiv, Ukraine, was established in 1970 and is one of the most well know film festivals in Eastern Europe.

Backyard Village was directed by Marteinn Thórsson and written by Gudmundur Óskarsson. They are also producers of the film for the production company Tender Lee and the coproduction company Hin íslenska frásagnarakademía.

Backyard Village official trailer

Brynja finishes her stay in a health clinic in the village of Hveragerdi, Iceland, but is reluctant to return to her life in the capital so she takes lodgings in a small guesthouse. There she meets Mark, a tourist who, likewise, is reluctant to leave the nurturing community.

For further information on Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival visit the festival's official website.