Hlemmur (2002)

Directed by

Ólafur Sveinsson

Genre

documentary film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows a group of homeless men who hang around the central bus terminal in Reykjavik. It observes their daily routines and interactions in that space.

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What happens

Hlemmur is a 2002 Icelandic documentary film directed by Ólafur Sveinsson. It is named after Reykjavík's prior main bus terminal at Hlemmur and revolves around the lives of some destitute men who spend most of their time there. The film received the 2003 Edda Award for Best Documentary. The soundtrack of this documentary was composed and performed by Sigur Rós. The film and the soundtrack were released together in a limited-edition DVD-CD package in August 2007 on the band's label Krúnk. This was the first time the film was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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