Woman at War

Woman at War

Icelandic quirkiness meets ecologicaly activism

The Very Best

8.2

Movie

France, Iceland
English, Icelandic, Spanish
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
2018
BENEDIKT ERLINGSSON
Björn Thors, Charlotte Bøving, Gunnar Bersi Björnsson
101 min

What it's about

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

The take

A calm choir leader lives a secret life as eco-warrior in this visually stunning and intelligent story about our complex times. If you're familiar with Icelandic movies, this one has just the right amount of that Icelandic quirkiness - making it a proper feel-good movie with a message. This is added to the superb acting and an off-beat musical score. Not to be missed.

Comments

Inspiring and hilarious, this intelligent movie made my night!

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