Woman at War
Halla, an independent woman in her late 40s, declares war on the local aluminum industry. She'll risk anything to protect the Icelandic highlands, until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.
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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateMay 22, 2018, Háskólabíó
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International Premiere DateMay 12, 2018, Critics' Week - Cannes Film Festival
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GenreThriller
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Length100 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleKona fer í stríð
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International TitleWoman at War
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Production Year2018
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Production CountriesIceland, France, Ukraine
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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ColorYes
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Screening format and subtitlesDCP, English subtitles.
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Supporting CastJóhann Sigurðarson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, Ómar Guðjónsson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, Vala Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Saga Garðarsdóttir, Halldór Halldórsson, Haraldur Ari Stefánsson, Olena Lavrenyuk, Björn Thors, Jón Gnarr, Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, Þorsteinn Guðmundsson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Albert Halldórsson, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir
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Festivals
- 2019Maryland Film Festival
- 2019Scandinavian Film Festival L.A.
- 2019Nordic Lights Film Festival
- 2019Tromsö International Film Festival
- 2019JIFF‘S 9TH Edtition Festival in Uruguay
- 2019Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2019Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2019Bengaluru International Film Festival
- 2019Boulder Intl Film Festival
- 2019Victoria Film Festival
- 2019Screenwave International Film Festival
- 2019NORDIC HOUSE FÆREYJAR
- 2019Nordic Film Music Days - Award: Davíd Thór Jónsson won the 2019 HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award
- 2018Chicago International Film Festival
- 2018Seville European Film Festival
- 2018Hamptons International Film Festival
- 2018Zagreb Film Festival
- 2018Ljubljana International Film Festival
- 2018Leiden Film Festival
- 2018Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- 2018Philadelphia Film Festival
- 2018Valladolid International Film Festival - Award: Best Actress (Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir).
- 2018Sydney Film Festival
- 2018Festival International du Film de la Rochelle
- 2018Melbourne International Film Festival
- 2018Toronto International Film Festival
- 2018Filmfest Hamburg - Award: Art Cinema Award
- 2018Busan International Film Festival
- 2018London Film Festival
- 2018Noordelijik Film Festival, Holland
- 2018Byron Bay Film Festival, Australia - Award: Best Film and Best Drama.
- 2018Critics' Week - Cannes Film Festival - Award: SACD award for Best Screenplay (Benedikt Erlingsson and Ólafur Egilsson), the Grand Rail d'or , the Valbonne Spectator's Prize and the Coup de Coeur CinÉcole award.
- 2018Nordic Council Film Prize - Award: Won the Nordic Council Film Prize.
- 2018Nordic Film Days Lubeck - Award: NDR Film Prize, “Lubecker Nachrichten” Audience Prize, INTERFILM Church Film Prize and Baltic Film Prize
- 2018Scanorama European Film Forum
- 2018Ljubljana International Film Festival - Award: Won the Kingfisher award
- 2018European Parliament - Award: Won the LUX Prize
- 2018Haifa International Film Festival
- 2018Helsinki International Film Festival
- 2018Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montreal
- 2018BFI London Film Festival
