Virgin Mountain
Fúsi finds comfort in the familiarity of his routines, until an involuntary dance class forces him to encounter the real world.
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Hair Stylist
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Location assistant
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Make-Up
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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateMarch 20, 2015, Háskólabíó, Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó
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International Premiere DateFebruary 9, 2015, Berlinale - Special Gala
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GenreDrama
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Length93 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleFúsi
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International TitleVirgin Mountain
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Production Year2015
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Production CountriesIceland, Denmark
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IMDB
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Production FormatArri Alexa
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ColorYes
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Screening format and subtitlesDCP, English subtitles
Cast
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Company Credits
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Festivals
- 2018Nordlys Film and Arts Festival
- 2016Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Nominated for Costume Design of the year (Helga Rós V. Hannam). Nominated for Make-up Achievement of the year (Áslaug Dröfn Sigurðardóttir). Nominated for Screenplay of the year (Dagur Kári). Nominated for Editing of the year (Andri Steinn Guðjónsson, Olivier Bugge Coutté og Dagur Kári). Nominated for Film of the year. Nominated for Cinematography of the year (Rasmus Videbæk). Nominated for Leading Actor of the year (Gunnar Jónsson). Nominated for Supporting Actress of the year (Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir). Nominated for Set Design of the year (Hálfdan Pedersen). Nominated for Director of the year (Dagur Kári). Nominated for Musical Score of the year (Slowblow, Dagur Kári og Orri Jónsson).
- 2016Mountain Shadow Film Society
- 2016Göteborg Film Festival
- 2016Festival del Cinema Europeo, Lecce, Ítalía
- 2016Scandinavian Film Festival LA, Los Angeles
- 2016Islandske filmdage 2016, Kaupmannahöfn
- 2016Fargo Film Festival, North Dakota, Bandaríkin
- 2016Ekenäs Filmfestival, Ekenäs, Finnlandi
- 2016Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, Bandaríkjunum
- 2016Northern Lights Film Festival, Hvíta-Rússlandi
- 2016Midnight Sun Film Festival, Sodankylä, Finnlandi
- 2016Isländska Filmdagar på Zita Stockholm, Stokkhólmi
- 2016Gimli Film Festival, Gimli, Kanada
- 2016Cool Connections, Moskva, Rússland
- 2015Arras International Film Festival - Award: Won for Best Film and Gunnar Jónsson received a Special Mention for Best Actor.
- 2015Nordische Filmtage Lübeck - Award: Won the Lübecker Nachrichten Audience Prize, the Interfilm Church Prize and Gunnar Jónsson received an honourable mention for his performance in the film.
- 2015Cairo International Film Festival - Award: Won for Best Director.
- 2015Marrakech International Film Festival - Award: Won for Best Actor (Gunnar Jónsson).
- 2015Istanbul Film Festival
- 2015Seattle International Film Festival
- 2015Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca
- 2015Art Film Fest, Bratislava
- 2015Moscow International Film Festival
- 2015Taipei Film Festival, Taipei
- 2015Jerusalem International Film Festival
- 2015Motovun Film Festival, Motovun - Award: Special Jury Mention to Gunnar Jónsson for the Leading Role in the Film.
- 2015Traverse City Film Festival
- 2015Helsinki International Film Festival
- 2015Icelandic Film Days In Moscow
- 2015Culturescapes, Basel
- 2015Hamptons International Film Festival
- 2015Mill Valley Film Festival
- 2015Adelaide Film Festival
- 2015New Scandinavian Cinema Showcase
- 2015Kvikmyndaverðlaun Norðurlandaráðs, Reykjavík - Award: First prize for the best Nordic film of the year.
- 2015Mumbai International Film Festival
- 2015Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
- 2015Leiden International Film Festival
- 2015Denver Film Festival
- 2015Scanorama, Litháen
- 2015Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
- 2015The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden
- 2015Stockholm International Film Festival
- 2015Ljubljana International Film Festival
- 2015Films in the Arava Desert, Ísrael
- 2015Kolkata International Film Festival
- 2015International Film Festival of India
- 2015Chennai International Film Festival
- 2015Berlinale - Award: Selected for Berlinale Special Gala
- 2015Tribeca Film Festival - Award: Best Narrative Feature, Best Screenplay and Best Actor.
- 2015Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
- 2015Sarajevo Film Festival - Award: Closing film.
- 2015BFI London Film Festival
- 2015Sao Paulo International Film Festival
- 2015CPH PIX - Award: Politiken's Audience Award.
- 2015The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2015Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival - Award: Won for Best Actor (Gunnar Jónsson).
