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Summary
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 86Audiences 72GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer91%
Metascore81
Letterboxd · 43 K ratings3.9/5
Audience score74%
IMDb7.1
User score6.7
Box office
31%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 23 min
Longer than most dramas, +34 min on the typical 109
typical 109143Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 19 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+9Released
2022
December 1, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Danish
Original language
Also spoken
IcelandicMade in
Denmark
France
Iceland- Sweden
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more15 people
- Elliott Crosset HoveLucas
- Vic Carmen SonneAnna
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonRagnar
- Jacob LohmannCarl
- Ída Mekkín HlynsdóttirIda
- Waage SandøVincent
- Hilmar GuðjónssonTranslator
- Gunnar Bragi ÞorsteinssonGunnar
- FFFriðrik FriðrikssonFriðrik
- GSGuðmundur SamúelssonAccordion player
- SGSnæbjörg GuðmundsdóttirSnæsa
- BMBirta Maria GunnarsdottirYoung bride
- IGIngimundur GrétarssonPostman
- FHFriðrik Hrafn ReynissonFrikki
- ÍSÍsar Svan GautasonYoung groom
Directing · 4
- Hlynur Pálmason Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Kristín Ósk Sævarsdóttir Second Assistant Director
- Hilmar Guðjónsson First Assistant Director
- Tommy Oksen Assistant Director, Script Supervisor
Production · 22
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Executive Producer
- Elliott Crosset Hove Executive Producer
- Anton Máni Svansson Producer
- Mikkel Jersin Producer
- Katrin Pors Producer
- Eva Jakobsen Producer
Camera · 11
- Maria von Hausswolff Director of Photography, Cinematography
- Heiða Ósk Gunnarsdóttir Third Assistant Camera
- Kristófer Smári Leifsson Third Assistant Camera
- Sveinbjörn Óli Ólason Best Boy Grip
- Leon Czajkowski Additional Grip
- Agathe Corniquet First Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Julius Krebs Damsbo Editor
Sound · 11
- Alex Zhang Hungtai Original Music Composer
- Kristian Eidnes Andersen Sound Designer
- Björn Viktorsson Sound Designer
- Julien Naudin Foley Artist
- Eyþór Örn Margrétarson Boom Operator
- Nanna Dam-Hendriksen Sound Assistant
Art · 13
- Frosti Fridriksson Production Design
- Kristinn Guðmundsson Set Dresser
- Steingrímur Þorvaldsson Set Painter
- Árni Jónsson Set Dresser, Carpenter
- Elísabet 'Linda' Þórðardóttir Art Department Coordinator
- Jóhannes Ottóson Head Carpenter
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Nina Grønlund Costume Design
- Louise Weiland Makeup Artist
- Sigrún Ásta Jörgensen Costume Assistant
- Sesselja Fanneyjardóttir Costume Assistant
- Charlotte Scheffmann Weber Costume Assistant
- Sigríður Þórunn Þorvaldsdóttir Costume Assistant
Visual Effects · 6
- Anders Nyman Visual Effects Supervisor
- Pär Olsson Visual Effects Compositor
- Per Nyman Visual Effects Compositor
- Emil Gunnarsson Pipeline Technical Director
- Zafer Fanari Visual Effects Compositor
- Ruben Ejdestig Visual Effects Compositor
Lighting · 4
- Oddur Elíasson Electrician
- Kari Valdimarsson Best Boy Lighting Technician
- Óttar Andri Óttarsson Electrician
- Dagur Benedikt Reynisson Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Ingibjörg Helga Arnþórsdóttir Imma Stunt Coordinator
- Jón Viðar Arnþórsson Stunt Coordinator
- Oddur Roth Driver
- Anton Björn Árnason Carpenter
- Róbert Smári Daðason Carpenter
- Matija Mihaljenovic Carpenter
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