Summaries

Tragicomedy that describes the monotonous daily life of Noí, a 17-year-old young man who lives in an isolated village in Iceland.

Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world.

Details

Keywords
  • village
  • cigarette
  • expulsion
  • mayonnaise
  • fjord
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Feb 27, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin Germany United Kingdom Denmark Iceland
Language French Icelandic
Filming locations Bolungarvík, Iceland
Production companies The Bureau Essential Filmproduktion GmbH Zik Zak Kvikmyndir

Box office

Budget $1100000
Gross US & Canada $60555
Opening weekend US & Canada $4808
Gross worldwide $1342010

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 33m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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