In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.
Alexander, a twenty-year-old student, his girlfriend and a schoolmate discover the ins and outs of film-making while shooting a documentary about his family. A gallery of humorous, off-beat characters is revealed, who's seemingly ordinary lives conceal bitter divorces, passionate second marriages, vengeance, luck and misfortune, crime and punishment.
En la Noruega del siglo X, el héroe, casado por el rito pagano, es obligado por el rey cristiano Olav a viajar a Islandia para cristianizar aquella tierra a cambio de recuperar a su amor, Embla. Tercera entrega de la "Trilogía de los Vikingos" dirigida por Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, inspirada en el western y el cine de samuráis.
A dramatized documentary about the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. The city is seen through the eyes of a visitor, a Canadian girl of Icelandic descent, who marvels at the many charms and peculiarities of Reykjavík. The film was made on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the city.
Los noruegos arrasan un poblado de Islandia pero uno de ellos se apiada de un niño. Transcurrido el tiempo el niño se hace hombre y busca venganza. Primera entrega de la "Trilogía de los Vikingos" dirigida por Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, inspirada en el western y el cine de samuráis; de hecho es un remake libre de "Por un puñado de dólares", quien a su vez era una versión del clásico "Yojimbo", de Akira Kurosawa.
