Echo
Rúnar Rúnarsson / IS, 2019 / 79 min.
This Icelandic ensemble film shows in 56 meticulously edited scenes how the island is getting ready for the Christmas celebrations: with a farm on fire, a mother arguing with her ex-husband, a school choir singing a Christmas carol. Director Rúnar Rúnarsson deftly alternates between the sad and the comic and created a bittersweet portrait of postmodern society.
supporting film
Set at Christmas time 1989,The Christmas Gift (23') by Romanian director Bogdan Mureșanu is a wrily comic comment on the communist regime and a tribute to familial warmth. Winner of the Grand Prix (International Competition) at the Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand.
Details
Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Production year
2019
Country
IS
Original title
Bergmál
Length
79 min.
Language
Icelandic
Subtitles
ENG or NLD
Format
DCP
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