Iceland Movies

This film shows three different methods for catching herrings which Icelanders have used in the past century. The use of the nets is illustrated with...

A man's struggle fighting the system he lives in.

A documentary about life in a fishing village showing the people's dependence on the sea (filmed in Ólafsvík).

Iceland and Uganda used to be colonies under the rule of European powers but gained independence in the 20th century. This film is a portrait of...

Comedian Þorsteinn Guðmundsson travels from Reykjavik to Hrísey, a small island in the North of Iceland to do stand-up in the middle...

This film is about the painter Sveinn Björnsson (1925-1997), and his struggles to perfect his art. Following a wide-ranging exhibition at the...

It takes courage to move to a new and unfamiliar part of the world. The film portrays 15 years in the life of a family of five, coming from Thailand...

About the evacuation of 3700 residents of the sea town Grindavík Iceland due to volcanic eruptions

Girl meets boy on a cold winter night. She's a single mom, and he becomes less charming than she thought he was after she invites him home. As things...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, relations between the former allied eastern and western powers deteriorated fast. Suddenly, the small...

Icelandic Pop music is a World known brand today. Before that happened, scores of Icelandic musicians had tried their luck abroad with little...

Vikings pillage Ireland, seeking silver and slaves, slaying men and women in the process. A young boy is spared when a Viking takes pity on him...

Being detained under the suspicion of having murdered her brother, Hulda is left hopeless . After being released from custody for insufficient...

While collecting material for his thesis, a master’s student interviews two elderly sisters who have been living together in the same old house...

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

Tells the story of the social worker Marta and her complicated relationships with the people around her.

On Christmas Eve in 1986, an Icelandic cargo ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Of the eleven men on board, five lived. This is the remarkable...

A young filmstudent, Haraldur Ari Karlsson, spoke to his teacher, the director Hilmar Oddsson, enthusiastic about making a short about how he...

A drama shot on location in Reykjavík which deals with the pregnancy of a 16 year old schoolgirl and the effect it has on her life. This is an...