Virgin Mountain (2015)

Original title

Fúsi

Directed by

Dagur Kári

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland, Denmark

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 277 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sweet and isolated man in his forties lives a simple routine with his mother, until he meets a woman who challenges his quiet life to open up.

slow-burnmelancholiclonelytenderquietintrospectivegently humorousunderstated

What happens

Virgin Mountain is a 2015 Icelandic drama film directed by Dagur Kári, starring Gunnar Jónsson and Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir. Its Icelandic title is Fúsi [fuːsɪ], the name of the lead character. The world premiere took place at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where the film was screened on 9 February 2015 in the Berlinale Special program. It was released in Icelandic cinemas on 20 March 2015. The same year, it won the prizes for best narrative feature, actor, and screenplay at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the Nordic Council Film Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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