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Heimaland

2022 · 67 min

A quiet, contemplative look at a small community quietly reshaping itself around the force that once frightened it.

Directed by: Ischa Clissen, Dorus Masure
Genres: Documentary

Overview: For centuries the inhabitants of the Icelandic village Vík í Mýrdal maintained a mystique relationship with the nearby volcano 'Katla'. Today the tide has turned; the volcano is used to lure tourists and create economic prosperity. In the villagers' search for wealth, they gradually become strangers in their own habitat.

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Directed by: Ischa Clissen, Dorus Masure
Genres: Documentary

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
class
identity
nature
greed
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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