Angels of the Universe
Páll is an artistic and sensitive young man. Getting dumped by his girlfriend, Dagny, triggers his descent into madness. We follow him on his way to what seems like inevitable …
Section: A Glimpse of Iceland in EFA
EFA, The European Film Awards, will be awarded in Iceland this forthcoming December and RIFF will take part in the awards ceremony. It can therefore truly be said that RIFF has earned its place among the world’s leading film festivals. The EFA’s are held in Berlin biannually in odd-numbered years but in different European cities in even-numbered years. It’s a great honor for Iceland to host the EFAs and a recognition for both Icelandic filmmaking and RIFF.
Children of Nature
Old Thorgeir must leave his home far off in the Icelandic ‘countryside’ and move into a home for senior citizens in Reykjavik. There he meets an old friend from his …
2 Birds
The film takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy …
Sparrows
Sparrows is a coming-of-age story about the 16-year old boy Ari, who has been living with his mother in Reykjavik and is suddenly sent back to the remote Westfjords to …
Dancer in the Dark
An East European girl travels to the United States with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.
A White, White Day
In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car …
Rams
In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven’t spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what’s dearest to them – their sheep.
Whale Valley
The film shows a strong bond between two brothers who live in a remote fjord with their parents. We look into their world through the eyes of the younger brother …
The Deep
Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland. The film is based on the unique …
101 Reykjavik
Will the 30-year-old Hlynur ever move out of his mother’s apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother’s Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays …
