CinemaOSMovie · 2001 · 1h 42m

The Seagull's Laughter

Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why

55%(17)IMDbDramaComedy

Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

Directed byÁgúst Guðmundsson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
IS
Released
October 20, 2001
Studios
Det Danske FilminstitutIsFilmArcher Street Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Freyja

Ugla Egilsdóttir

Agga

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Björn Theódór

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Magnús

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Dódó

Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir

Dísa

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Grandfather

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Ninna

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Kidda

Creative team
Directed by
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Written by
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Produced by
Kristín Atladóttir

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