In the middle ages a small Greenlandic boy comes drifting with an Iceberg to a remote and superstitious settlement in Iceland and is believed to be an evil spirit by his looks. He saves a young boy from an avalanche and they become friends. The young Icelandic boy has to fight for his friends existence against the ignorant villagers, who want him imprisoned or even killed
Practical Effects
Icelandic landscapes doing ALL the heavy lifting, zero green screen.
Costume
Authentic medieval Nordic wear that screams 'we shopped at the historical reenactment store.'
Acting
Orto Ignatiussen's silent, watchful presence as the misunderstood Kajut.
Director
Gísli Snær Erlingsson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of few films depicting historical Greenlandic-Inuit presence in Iceland, where Inuit were actually brought as slaves during the medieval period.
Director Gísli Snær Erlingsson shot in his remote hometown of Seyðisfjörður; locals played most villagers.
DK
IS
