Icelandic servant girl + forbidden doctor + vengeful sheriff = pure volcanic rage.
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.
Acting
María Ellingsen's quiet devastation speaks volumes.
Direction
Eðvarðsson's suffocating frames trap you with Agnes.
Production
Bleak 19th-century Iceland as its own character.
Director
Egill Eðvarðsson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on real 19th-century Icelandic criminal cases that haunted national consciousness for generations.
The film deliberately mirrors the claustrophobic structure of Icelandic turf houses—Agnes can never escape the frame.
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