|
| Synergetic Distribution | Release Date: August 10, 2018 |
Starring:
Gríma Valsdóttir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir, Thor Kristjansson, Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir
Summary:
A wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp.
Watch Now
| Buy on |
|
| Stream On |
|
| Stream On |
|
Aug 9, 2018
The Film Stage
Aug 9, 2018
RogerEbert.com
Aug 10, 2018
Aug 9, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 10, 2018
The child's discovery of the beauty of nature, the workaday brutalities of farm life and the adult world's disappointments and betrayals rings true, to a point, and the young actor in the role is memorably guarded and watchful. In Hjörleifsdóttir's adaptation, though, the themes are too studied and neat, playing out in a way that can feel oppressive rather than revelatory.
Read full review
Aug 9, 2018
Director Asa Helga Hjorleifsdottir never displays the passion that her characters suggest in their stories. If her film ever diverged from its ubiquitous images of misty mountains or its plodding piano score, perhaps its characters’ incessant mythmaking would convey deeper mysteries, inner worlds that are not visible to the eye.
Read full review
More From Metacritic
Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
