Summary
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 75Audiences 69GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer84%
Metascore65
Audience score69%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
2001
October 20, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Denmark
Germany
Iceland
United Kingdom
and 9 more30 people
- Margrét VilhjálmsdóttirFreyja
- UEUgla EgilsdóttirAgga
- Heino FerchBjörn Theódór
- Hilmir Snær GuðnasonMagnús
- Kristbjörg KjeldGrandmother
- EBEdda Björg EyjólfsdóttirDódó
- BLBára Lyngdal MagnúsdóttirDísa
- EEEyvindur ErlendssonGrandfather
- GEGuðlaug Elísabet ÓlafsdóttirNinna
- SJSigurveig JónsdóttirKidda
- DMDiljá Mist EinarsdóttirEmilía
- Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirBirna
- JÓJónína ÓlafsdóttirDoctor's wife
- Charlotte BøvingMette
- Benedikt ErlingssonHilli
- Arnar JónssonSheriff
- AKAnna Kristín ArngrímsdóttirSheriff's wife
Gunnar HanssonDódó's fiance- BTBaldur Trausti HreinssonGummi
- GÓGuðmundur ÓlafssonDr. Enok
Theodór JúlíussonÞórður the policeman
Sigurður SkúlasonJói Betu
Gunnar HelgasonGauji Sígrenjandi- HMHalldór MagnússonTobbi Spritt
Directing · 1
- Ágúst Guðmundsson Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir Original Story
Production · 3
- Kristín Atladóttir Producer
- Andy Paterson Co-Producer
- Raphael Socha Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Peter Krause Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Henrik D. Moll Editor
Sound · 5
- Birgir Mogensen Sound
- Kim Dalum Sound
- Huldar Freyr Arnarson Sound
- Nalle Hansen Sound
- Sigurður Hr. Sigurðsson Sound
Art · 1
- Tonie Zetterström Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Eggert Ketilsson Special Effects
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