Movie

Who is...

1983 · 63 min

A quiet, introspective character study that drifts through a remote school, feeling restrained and gently uneasy as plans quietly unravel.

Overview: Sveinn, a musician with writer's block decides to apply for a teaching position in a boarding school where he intends to work on his music, but things don't go according to plan.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, work, isolation, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
isolation
art
ambition
Places: school
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Written by: Þorsteinn Marelsson
Starring: Þórhallur Sigurðsson, Jón Viðar Jónsson, Jónína H. Jónsdóttir, Guðrún Þórðardóttir, Borgþór Arngrímsson, Elfa Gísladóttir, Ylfa Edelstein
Music: Magnús Eiríksson
Runtime: 63 min
Country: Iceland
Languages: Icelandic