Band

Band – Hot Docs 2022

An all-woman art rock band gives themselves a year to hit it big in Band. Iceland’s Post Performance Blues Band is a mix of electronic music and performance art consisting of the trio of Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir, and Saga Sigurðardóttir. First getting together in art school, the PPBB has grown tired of playing…

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The Northman

A Viking prince seeks revenge against his murderous uncle in The Northman. In AD 895, Viking King Aurvandil War-Raven (Ethan Hawke) returns home from battle to his Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman) and young son Amleth. Shortly after participating in a coming-of-age ceremony for Amleth conducted by Heimir the Fool (Willem Dafoe), Aurvandil is betrayed and…

lamb

Lamb

Two farmers care for a unique newborn lamb like their own child in Lamb. Maria (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) are a married couple who live on a sheep farm in the mountains of Iceland. As the sheep give birth to their lambs in the spring, one is born with very unique traits and…

Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

The most famous murder case in Iceland is revisited in Out of Thin Air. In early 1974, Gudmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Two years later, six suspects confessed to the murders of the men and served prison sentences for the crime. However, it soon comes to light that the suspects might have…