Synopsis
An art-house comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions. Their house is built around an elf stone, which is sacred to the wife Lara, who is blessed with a sixth sense. When they get an offer to sell the stone at a high price, her husband Óskar is really tempted.
Summerland (2010) is a 1h 25min drama feature film by Grímur Hákonarson. An art-house comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions. Selected for Fantastic Fest (2011).
Key facts
Cast
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, Kjartan Guðjónsson, Snorri Engilbertsson, Hallfríður Þóra Tryggvadóttir, Arnbjörg Hlíf Valsdóttir, Nokkvi Helgason, Guðmundur Ólafsson, Wolfgang Müller
Original language
Icelandic
First release
September 17, 2010 (Iceland)
Crew
Screenplay
Grímur Hákonarson
Producer
Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur
Editing
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- CPH:PIX 2011 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2011
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2011 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Iceland | September 17, 2010 |
Full credits
| Director | Grímur Hákonarson |
| Cast | Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (Lára), Kjartan Guðjónsson, Snorri Engilbertsson, Hallfríður Þóra Tryggvadóttir, Arnbjörg Hlíf Valsdóttir, Nokkvi Helgason, Guðmundur Ólafsson, Wolfgang Müller |
| Screenplay | Grímur Hákonarson |
| Producer | Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur |
| Editing | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
| Production design | Linda Stefansdottir |
| Sound | Björn Viktorsson, Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Ingvar Lundberg, Kjartan Kjartansson |
Additional data: TMDB.
