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The story of Sóley is about freedom and oppression. Set in Iceland in the dark eighteenth-century, it relates the adventures of a young farmer whose horses - symbols of his independence - are missing.
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Audiences 63GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1982
November 25, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
FantasyAdventureLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Iceland
Directing · 2
- Róska Director, Writer
- Manrico Pavolettoni Director, Writer
Production · 2
- Ólafur Gíslason Producer
- Guðmundur Bjartmarsson Producer
Sound · 1
- Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Dóra Einarsdóttir Costume Designer
Other crew · 2
- Charles Rose Cinematography
- Maria Gianni Cinematography
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