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still Beautiful Beings (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, IS 2022)

Beautiful Beings

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Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson / DK, IS, NL, CZ, SE, 2022 / 123 min.

14-year old Balli has it rough with a criminal stepdad and a junkie mother. A gang makes him feel like he belongs. Exceptional portrait in sometimes lyrical images of a group of aggressive Icelandic teens looking for answers.

poster Beautiful Beings (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, IS 2022)
Balli is 14 and is having trouble finding his way in a life that doesn’t seem very favourable towards him. His stepfather is violent, his mother a junkie. Balli has a glass eye resulting from an accident. His stepdad was holding an ‘unloaded’ gun.

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This movie contains scenes showing explicit sexThis movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug useThis movie contains foul language

Director

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Production year

2022

Country

DK, IS, NL, CZ, SE

Original title

Berdreymi

Length

123 min.

Language

Icelandic

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

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still Beautiful Beings (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, IS 2022)
still Beautiful Beings (Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, IS 2022)
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