WOMAN AT WAR

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

Benedikt Erlingsson is an Icelandic director, author and actor. Erlingsson has made a name for himself as a theater director as well as his roles. His solo programs, with which he appeared at the theater for six years, are among the most successful in the history of Icelandic theater. Of Horses and Men, his feature film debut as director and author, has won over 20 international awards, including the New Directors Prize at the 2013 San Sebastián Film Festival and the Film Prize of the Nordic Council 2014.

Is there anything rarer than an intelligent feel-good film that knows how to tackle urgent global issues with humor as well as a satisfying sense of justice?

Jay Weissberg, Variety