“December” is a present-day tale set in Reykjavik during the holiday season. Jonni returns to Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and to record an album with his old band. He soon finds out that circumstances in his family have changed dramatically and his friends have moved on. We follow Jonni as he deals with this blunt new reality, wrestles with love and helps his family make their Christmas merry in spite of everything.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 27 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, 2009
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Icelandic
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Hilmar Oddsson
- Screenplay
- Páll Kristinn Pálsson
- Cinematography
- Víðir Sigurðsson
- Music
- Hródmar Ingi Sigurbjörnsson
- Cast
- Tómas Lemarquis, Lovisa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, Laufey Elíasdóttir
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Hilmar Oddsson
Hilmar Oddsson was born in 1957, studied directing at the Munich Colege of Television and Film until 1985, during which time he created his acclaimed short film “In the Shadows of Scartaris” (1983) about the mysterious Snaefellsjokull glacier. The psychological thriller “The Beast” (1986) marked Oddsson’s 1986 feature film debut, for which he also wrote the script and composed the soundtrack. Oddsson is also a film critic and freelance TV producer and has created music clips and advertising film. Scanorama has screened his “Cold Lights” in 2005.
