Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Here, he passes his days jogging, attending AA meetings and taking Portuguese lessons online. But when Hugi’s estranged, boozy father shows up out of the blue, the precarious balance he has worked so hard to achieve is tested to the limit.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 38 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, France, Denmark, 2014
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Icelandic
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
- Screenplay
- Huldar Breiðfjörð
- Cinematography
- Magni Ágústsson
- Music
- Prins Póló
- Cast
- Björn Thors, Helgi Björns, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Haki Lorenzen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- in competition
Director
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson was born in 1978 in Iceland. He came to film through his love of skateboarding when he began shooting skate videos in Iceland at the beginning of the 1990s. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from the University of Iceland, he studied screenwriting and film directing at Columbia University, New York. His graduation movie was award-winning short Rattlesnakes (2007). His feature debut Either Way (2011) was screened at more than 50 film festivals around the world, including Scanorama. At present, Sigurðsson teaches screenwriting and directing at Icelandic Film School and the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.
