Icelandic Film Centre
Íslenska

Box, The

The film tells the tale of a man named Kalli, a scruffy looking 30 year old, that lives in his brother’s garage. As he wakes up hung-over on the morning of his birthday. He finds to his surprise an over sized box in his living room. Inside the box is a very unusual birthday present from his brother Teitur. As Kalli opens the box, he discovers that the gift is a woman from East-Europe, that was mailed to him. As Kalli struggles to convince his brother that giving someone a mail-order bride on their birthday is not the right thing to do, he realizes what a sociopath his brother really is. And though he doesn’t want to admit it to himself, he too has some serious women issues and does not respect them as human beings. In the end the film shows how so many men treat women like objects.

Although the film deals with serious issues it does so in a light and absurd way so the laughs are plenty and never far between.

Crew

About the film

  • Type
    Short Film
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Length
    12 min. 21 sec.
  • Language
    Icelandic
  • Original Title
    Kassinn
  • International Title
    Box, The
  • Production Year
    2008
  • Production Countries
    Iceland
  • IMDB
  • Website
  • Icelandic Film Centre Grant
    No
  • Production Format
    DVCAM
  • Aspect Ratio
    4:3
  • Color
    Yes

Cast

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