The read
Scores higher than 89% of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic77/100
115 audience votes
Key crew
- Ísold UggadóttirWriter
- Ísold UggadóttirDirector
- Gisli GaldurOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kristín Þóra HaraldsdóttirLára
- Babetida SadjoAdja
- Patrik Nökkvi PéturssonEldar
- Þorsteinn BachmannHörður
- Gunnar JónssonDriver
- Sveinn GeirssonBergur
- Helga Vala HelgadóttirLawyer
- Bragi ArnasonHelgi
- Sólveig GuðmundsdóttirKolbrún
- Guðbjörg ThoroddsenTeacher
- Aladin LaaguidAl Hassan
- Kolbeinn ArnbjörnssonLawyer
Themes
refugeeicelandsingle mothersocial realism