Disclaimer; I received this movie for free in exchange for my review and my honest opinion, I have not been compensated in any way.
In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief (a chilling Ingvar Sigurdsson, who received Cannes’ Critics’ Week award for Best Actor for his performance) begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, who died in a tragic accident two years earlier. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth takes over his life and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. This is a great suspense movie, you never know where it will take you, one of my favorites. The imposing, powerfully built Sigurdsson commandingly holds center screen throughout.
Combining classic thriller tropes with a distinctly Nordic arthouse sensibility, the second feature from Hlynur Palmason “engages in storytelling that’s both powerful and fresh throughout, marking him as a talent to watch” Check Out ” A White White Day Trailer”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fRd3Yowpk4
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson gives a studied portrayal of ex-cop Ingimundur, whose wife is cruelly taken from him, and begins to see pieces of a crime formulating as he suspects a local of having had an affair with her. It’s a raw, powerful performance that holds the film together, exploring the bruised masculinity of a man who has seen broken families but doesn’t know how to act when his own life no longer fits into a conventional order.
Cast
- Ingvar Sigurdsson
- Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
- Hilmir Snær Guðnason
- Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
- Elma Stefania Agustsdottir
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