Echo (2019)

Original title

Bergmál

Directed by

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Genre

fiction film

Country

Iceland, France

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows 56 short scenes of different people in Iceland around Christmastime. It captures everyday life, relationships, and moments of both happiness and sadness.

episodicobservationalquietpoignantslow-pacedatmosphericbittersweet

What happens

Echo (Icelandic: Bergmál) is an Icelandic film from 2019, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. Over a series of 56 vignettes, Echo draws a portrait of Iceland during the Christmas holidays. Echo was nominated for Best Film at the Edda Awards, won Best Original Score at Les Arcs Film Festival, and Best Director at the Valladolid International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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