Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson‘s BEAUTIFUL BEINGS selected for Berlinale
Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson‘s, Beautiful
Beings, has been selected to have its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin
International Film Festival (or Berlinale), which will be held February 10 –
20.
Beautiful Beings is selected for the Panorama section of the
festival which is described as a traditional audience favorite and screens edgy
and daring cinema. The film was written and directed by Gudmundur Arnar
Gudmundsson, and is his second feature film. His debut film, Heartstone, premiered
at the Venice Film Festival in 2016 and went on to win over 50 awards
worldwide.
The film tells the story of Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, who
decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own
devices, the boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about
loyalty and love. As their behavior escalates towards life-threatening
situations, Addi begins to experience a series of dreamlike visions. Can his newfound
intuition guide him and his friends back to a safer path, or will they dive
irrevocably into further violence?
Beautiful Beings was produced by Anton Máni Svansson at Join Motion
Pictures in Iceland, in coproduction with Motor Productions (Denmark), Hobab
and Film i Väst (Sweden), Bastide Films (The Netherlands) and Negativ (Czech
Republic). The film was supported by the Icelandic Film Centre,
Iceland's Ministry of Industries and Innovation, the Icelandic
National Broadcasting Service RÚV, Sena, Danish Film Institute, DR, Scanbox,
Swedish Film Institute, Film i Väst, Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film
Production Incentive, Czech Film Fund, Nordisk Film & TV fond, and
Eurimages. International sales are being handled by New Europe Film Sales.
Further information on the Berlinale can be found on the festival‘s official website.