Short film

The Box of Chocolates

2008 · 30 min

A quiet, bittersweet ride through Reykjavik, where small errands slowly reveal deep family wounds.

Directed by: Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Anna Rakel Róbertsdóttir, Pétur Einarsson, Ellert A. Ingimundarson

Overview: Ragnar, straight out of hospital, orders a taxi-driver around Reykjavik in order to find a three layered chocolate box. He wants to repay a nurse for her good service at the hospital. After each unsuccessful stop at various grocery stores, his daughter, Hrönn, gets increasingly agitated in the back seat of the cab. Tension between father and daughter build to a peak, and it becomes crucial for Hrönn to confront her father for the first time in her life.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, grief, healing
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Directed by: Guðrún Ragnarsdóttir
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Anna Rakel Róbertsdóttir, Pétur Einarsson, Ellert A. Ingimundarson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
grief
healing
isolation
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none