Icelandic Film Centre
Íslenska

Happy End, The

A middle aged worker does all he can to provide his wife and daughter with good living conditions. They are ungrateful and do not return his affections. When he has an accident at work and goes home in the afternoon, he finds the time to think about how to solve the communication problems in his family. This takes however an unforeseen route.

Crew

About the film

  • Type
    Short Film
  • Length
    28 min. 3 sec.
  • Language
    Icelandic
  • Original Title
    Sjálfvirkinn
  • International Title
    Happy End, The
  • Production Year
    1998
  • Production Countries
    Iceland
  • Icelandic Film Centre Grant
    No
  • Production Format
    16mm
  • Aspect Ratio
    1.66:1
  • Color
    Yes
  • Sound
    Stereo
  • Screening format and subtitles
    SP Betacam w/English subtitles.

Cast

Company Credits

Television distribution

  • Iceland
    RÚV, 1999
  • Iceland
    RÚV, 2000