Of Horses and Men (2013)

Original title

Hross í oss

Directed by

Benedikt Erlingsson

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Norway

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Icelandic film tells a series of interlocking stories about people and their horses in a remote valley. The characters deal with love, rivalry, and the absurdities of rural life. Their actions often lead to surprising and sometimes darkly funny outcomes.

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What happens

Of Horses and Men (Icelandic: Hross í oss) is a 2013 Icelandic drama film written and directed by Benedikt Erlingsson and produced by fellow director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the 2014 Nordic Council Film Prize. In 2014, it won the audience award at the Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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