A Japanese businessman travels to Iceland and has a series of misadventures while venturing to a remote area to perform a traditional burial ritual where his parents died several years back.
Cinematography
Iceland's alien landscapes shot like a fever dream.
Acting
Nagase's deadpan suffering is pure comedic gold.
Direction
Fridriksson balances melancholy and absurdity flawlessly.
Director
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seijun Suzuki plays Hirata's grandfather—he was a legendary Japanese exploitation director Fridriksson specifically sought out.
The film captures 90s Iceland's tourism infancy; Hirata's fish-out-of-water experience mirrors how the country was just discovering global attention.
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