Þrestir
Sparrows
Regie:
Rúnar RúnarssonScenario:
Rúnar RúnarssonCamera:
Sophia OlssonMuziek:
Kjartan SveinssonActeurs:
Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir, Rade Serbedzija, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Pálmi Gestsson (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Wanneer zijn moeder van Reykjavik naar Afrika verhuist, moet de 16-jarige Ari tegen zijn zin in weer terug naar zijn vader, die in een klein afgelegen vissersdorpje bovenin IJsland woont. De relatie met zijn alcoholistische vader is moeizaam en de vrienden uit zijn jeugd zijn veranderd. Zijn enige troost is nog zijn grootmoeder, die naast hen woont. In deze omgeving wordt Ari gedwongen zijn weg naar volwassenheid te vinden. Een gevoelige coming-of-age film met prachtige cinematografie, van de talentvolle IJslandse regisseur Rúnar Rúnarsson. (Noordelijk Film Festival)
(meer)Recensie (2)
Growing up of a city boy in the Westfjords of Iceland, where homo sapiens survive in the harsh, isolated environment thanks to their basic instincts. The director’s portrayal of the father/son relationship is rather uninspired and lacks dramatic tension. Through most of its runtime, the film relies solely on the atmosphere of the place and depiction of life there. There is some plot development only towards the end, when the relationship between the boy and the girl finally reaches its climax.
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The biggest weakness of Sparrows is the fact that the director had actually extended and directed a longer version of his own short movie Two Birds. Even though I was enjoying the proper Icelandic atmosphere and watching the youth of Iceland hanging out on a cliff, drinking bootleg alcohol from bottles that looked like they’d contained motor oil, it was hard to watch because I knew what was going to happen at the end. Having said that, I still give the movie a four-star review. Icelandic movies are one of a kind and this one is a model example.
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