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Dream Hunters

1996 · 90 min

A wry, bittersweet Icelandic comedy-drama where romantic rivalry and a missing man's forged papers quietly unravel everyone's lives.

Directed by
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Silja Hauksdóttir, Ragnheiður Axel, Baltasar Kormákur
Overview
The smell of leather, whiskey and cigars: Two young girlfriends fall in love with the same man, an adventurous young businessman. Missing, forged documents wreak havoc on the lives of everyone involved.

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Directed by
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Silja Hauksdóttir, Ragnheiður Axel, Baltasar Kormákur
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Written by
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Starring
Silja Hauksdóttir, Ragnheiður Axel, Baltasar Kormákur, Ragnhildur Rúriksdóttir, Bergþóra Aradóttir, Margrét Ákadóttir, Magnús Ólafsson, Þorvarður Goði Valdimarsson
Cinematography
Halldór Gunnarsson
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany, Iceland
Languages
Icelandic

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