Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing village to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed dark family secrets.
Acting
Gunnar Eyjólfsson's patriarch simmers with volcanic restraint.
Cinematography
Bleak Icelandic coast becomes a character itself.
Direction
Kormákur balances cruelty and absurdity masterfully.
Director
Baltasar Kormákur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kormákur filmed in his actual hometown of Reykjanesbær, using real fishermen as extras.
The film captures Iceland's 1990s economic anxiety as fishing quotas destroyed small family operations—mirroring the family's collapse.
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