Summerland (2010)

Original title

Sumarlandið

Directed by

Grímur Hákonarson

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

L

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a town near Reykjavík known for elf folklore, a man becomes preoccupied with a mystical afterlife realm called Summerland. The film follows him and others as their lives intersect with local beliefs and personal losses.

slow-burnmeditativemelancholicunsettlinggroundedatmosphericintimatequietly strange

What happens

Summerland (Icelandic: Sumarlandið) is an 80-minute 2010 Icelandic film, written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson, released by Blueeyes Productions/Sögn ehf. The film is set in Kópavogur, a town south of Reykjavík strongly associated with urban legends about elves. The film takes its name from the place where spirits are said by one of the protagonists to go after death, a term attested more generally in Icelandic spiritualism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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