The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Bo JönssonScreenplay
- Hrafn GunnlaugssonDirector
- Hrafn GunnlaugssonScreenplay
Cast
- Steinþór Rafn MatthíassonGestur
- Alda SigurðardóttirHelga
- Helgi SkúlasonHelga's Father
- Tinna FinnbogadóttirKolla
- Valdimar Örn FlygenringHjalmtyr
- Agneta PrytzGestur's Grandmother
- Edda BjörgvinsdóttirGestur's Mother
- Arne NybergCast
- Aldís AðalbjarnardóttirCast
- Andri Garðar ReynissonCast
- Anna S. KarlsdóttirCast
- Arna Björg JónasdóttirCast
Stills
Themes
treasureislandfirelighthouseicelandweddingfirst love