The County, 2019.Directed by Grímur Hákonarson. Starring Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Hannes Óli Ágústsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson and Hinrik Ólafsson.SYNOPSIS:A widowed farmer tries to escape the clutches of the corrupt “co-operative” that has a stranglehold on her farming community.Recent years have seen a selection of interesting movies making their way down from Iceland, from […]
Movie Review – Rams (2015)
Rams, 2015.Directed by Grímur Hákonarson. Starring Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jon Benonysson, Gunnar Jónsson, Þorleifur Einarsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson and Rundur Ragnarsson. SYNOPSIS:In a remote Icelandic farming valley, brothers Gummi and Kiddi, who haven’t spoken to each other in over 40 years, come together to protect their sheep from an outbreak of scrapie.The farming […]
