HEARTSTONE
by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
synopsis
It is a personal story, based on the director's own experiences as a young boy growing up in such a village – “A place full of contrast, where the sun shines for the longest time in the country over the summer and the shortest time over the winter; a place where young kids come to know animals, and often discover how nature and people can be both amazingly beautiful and incredibly cruel,” Gudmundsson observed. “As a kid and a teenager, I used to wish that I could show the grown-ups around me how our world really was. Now, as a filmmaker, I want to do that – portray youth in a truthful way, as these years reflect our lives in a very clear, beautiful and sometimes harsh manner.”
international title: | Heartstone |
original title: | Hjartasteinn |
country: | Iceland, Denmark |
sales agent: | Films Boutique |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | IS 28/12/2016, NO 7/04/2017, PT 25/05/2017, DK 8/06/2017, PL 9/06/2017, SE 30/06/2017, UK 6/10/2017, NL 16/11/2017, FR 27/12/2017, ES 13/04/2018 |
screenplay: | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
cast: | Søren Malling, Baldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir |
cinematography by: | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen |
film editing: | Anne Østerud, Janus Billeskov Jansen |
art director: | Hulda Helgadóttir |
costumes designer: | Helga Rós Hannam |
music: | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
producer: | Jesper Morthorst, Lise Orheim Stender, Anton Máni Svansson |
production: | Join Motion Pictures, SF Film Production ApS |
backing: | Icelandic Film Centre, Danish Film Institute |
distributor: | Tour De Force AS, Salzgeber & Co. Medien, Alambique, Arti Film, Outplay Films, Abordar Casa de Películas |