Iceland Movies

Various events of importance to the nation and to individual persons during the cold war and from about 1960 emerge as fragments of the memory of a...

A fragile soul's inner turmoil unfolds as he battles personal demons in pursuit of a seemingly mundane goal.

Thorsteinn Jónsson is a living legend in both the aviation world and the "regular" world. When he flew his last flight in 1988, after 46 years...

An educational film about a new type of trawler which had considerable effects on the fishing industry in its time (around 1947)

Lili has left everything behind to travel to the edge of the earth and accomplish her dream, fishing the Northern seas. She persuades Ian, the...

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman...

Horses on a farm in Iceland become gravely ill due to suspected fluoride pollution from a nearby factory. Authorities, unwilling or unable to...

Oiko logos takes place in an ecosystem which is totally silent. But the inhabitants use sounds as a basic nourishment and therefore they have to...

This documentary focuses on the archaeological excavations at Skálholt in 1954 when the sarcophagus of bishop Páll Jónsson...

This film follows the Icelandic musical icon Bubbi Morthens as he lays the ground for his umpteenth solo album. Originally a live recording of the...

Gunna is driving a lonely mountain road when she suddenly runs out of gas. Luckily she sees a car parked a little further by the roadside. Clueless,...

A film about the development of ironwork in Iceland. An old forge in Árbaer is visited where ancient handcraft is demonstrated. Also shown are...

Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During...

An intimate portrait of prolific Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens over a year as he records a new album, navigates family life, and confronts his...

A despondent writer stumbles upon a mysterious note in a book that she finds in a public park. She starts writing messages back, and begins...

About three Icelanders living in London, leading very different lives. The film concentrates on the events of one day in June, culminating in an...

A Teleplay about the role of women in society.