Summary
A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+21)
Critics 77Audiences 56GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer90%
Metascore64
User score6.1
IMDb5.7
Letterboxd · 33 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for horror movies, −6 min on the typical 95
typical 9589Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 54 countries, rent or buy in 32 more
+44Released
2025
January 3, 2025
Last year
Genres
HorrorDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
BasqueMade in
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
Iceland
Belgium
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 moreDirecting · 3
- Thordur Palsson Director, Story
- Marta Óskarsdóttir Script Supervisor
- Willem Quarles van Ufford First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jamie Hannigan Writer
Production · 22
- Luane Gauer Executive Producer
- Lesley McKimm Executive Producer
- John P Gleeson Executive Producer
- Niamh Fagan Executive Producer
- Dave Bishop Executive Producer
- George Hamilton Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Eli Arenson Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Nathan Nugent Editor
- Tony Cranstoun Editor
Sound · 13
- Stephen McKeon Original Music Composer
- Quentin Collette Sound Designer
- Nicolas Auert Foley Editor
- Nick Baldock ADR Mixer
- Anais Letiexhe ADR Supervisor
- Jeroen Truijens Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Frosti Fridriksson Production Design
- Dóra Hrund Gísladóttir Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Helen Beaumont Costume Design
- Sophie King Hair Designer
Visual Effects · 4
- Nicolas Rey Visual Effects Supervisor
- Barthélémy Beaux Visual Effects Supervisor
- Raphaël Moreault-Truchon VFX Artist
- Haukur Karlsson Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Thomas Meys Post Production Supervisor
- Maud Ribbens Post Production Supervisor
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