Overview
The widow has inherited half of the farm, and is in league with a businessman from the village, who wants to buy the farm. Her purpose is to get her in-laws to sell her their share, and she is prepared to use any means to gain her ends. But soon she finds herself threatened by unknown persons or forces in the menacing winter landscape, to the point where her life is at stake.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1986)
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ari KristinssonWriter
- Þráinn BertelssonWriter
- Original title
- Skammdegi
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 6, 1985
- Original language
- Icelandic
- Countries
- Iceland
Production
Cast
- Ragnheiður ArnardóttirElsa
María SigurðardóttirUnnur- Hallmar SigurðssonMagnús
Eggert ÞorleifssonEinar- Tómas ZoëgaGísli
- Valur GíslasonStjórnarformaður
- Tómas Agnar TómassonStjórnarmaður
- Matthías JónssonVegagerðarmaður
- Dalla ÞórðardóttirHjúkrunarkona
- Jón Kr. ÓlafssonBryti
- Guðmundur Ingi KristjánssonLjósmyndari
Þráinn BertelssonBlaðamaður
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