The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
40 audience votes
Key crew
- Rúnar RúnarssonDirector
- Rúnar RúnarssonScreenplay
- Kjartan SveinssonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Atli Óskar FjalarssonAri
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonGunnar
- Rakel Björk BjörnsdóttirLara
- Rade ŠerbedžijaTomislav
- Nanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirKristjana
- Kristbjörg KjeldGrandmother
- Pálmi GestssonDiddi
- Arna Magnea DanksBassi's onkel
- Jarkko LahtiDarijo
- Arndís Hrönn EgilsdóttirVera
- Valgeir SkagfjörðBassi
- Benedikt BenediktsonEinar