Guðbjörg Thoroddsen

White Whales (1987)

A whale-boat is making its final whaling tour of the season. It pursues and catches a whale, and then proceeds home. The men working on the boat have to find themselves different employment now that the season is over. Among the crew are two friends, Grímur and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
CAST:  Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson  •  Eggert Guðmundsson  •  Harald G. Haraldsson  •  Karl Guðmundsson

A whale-boat is making its final whaling tour of the season. It pursues and catches a whale, and then proceeds home. The men working on the boat have to find themselves different employment now that the season is over. Among the crew are two friends, Grímur and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
CAST:  Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson  •  Eggert Guðmundsson  •  Harald G. Haraldsson  •  Karl Guðmundsson

Benjamin, the dove (1995)

Benjamin Dove is a story of a group of friends who form their own little round table of knights. The first thing they see in the morning is what they are to be called. Benjamin saw a dove first thing, hence, Benjamin Dove. However problems start to occur as some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gísli Snær Erlingsson
CAST:  Sturla Sighvatsson  •  Gunnar Cauthery  •  Sigfús Sturluson  •  Hjörleifur Björnsson

Benjamin Dove is a story of a group of friends who form their own little round table of knights. The first thing they see in the morning is what they are to be called. Benjamin saw a dove first thing, hence, Benjamin Dove. However problems start to occur as some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gísli Snær Erlingsson
CAST:  Sturla Sighvatsson  •  Gunnar Cauthery  •  Sigfús Sturluson  •  Hjörleifur Björnsson

And Breathe Normally (2018)

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ísold Uggadóttir
CAST:  Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir  •  Babetida Sadjo  •  Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson  •  Þorsteinn Bachmann

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ísold Uggadóttir
CAST:  Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir  •  Babetida Sadjo  •  Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson  •  Þorsteinn Bachmann

A Message to Sandra (1983)

Jónas, working in peace and quiet in an isolated summerhouse, hires a young girl, Sandra, to cook for and look after him, and complete an ideal situation for an Icelandic writer on the brink of an international breakthrough. The plan, however, does not turn out the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristín Pálsdóttir
CAST:  Bessi Bjarnason  •  Ásdís Thoroddsen  •  Bryndís Schram  •  Rósa Ingólfsdóttir

Jónas, working in peace and quiet in an isolated summerhouse, hires a young girl, Sandra, to cook for and look after him, and complete an ideal situation for an Icelandic writer on the brink of an international breakthrough. The plan, however, does not turn out the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristín Pálsdóttir
CAST:  Bessi Bjarnason  •  Ásdís Thoroddsen  •  Bryndís Schram  •  Rósa Ingólfsdóttir

Dream Hunters (1996)

The smell of leather, whiskey and cigars: Two young girlfriends fall in love with the same man, an adventurous young businessman. Missing, forged documents wreak havoc on the lives of everyone involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ásdís Thoroddsen
CAST:  Silja Hauksdóttir  •  Ragnheiður Axel  •  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Ragnhildur Rúriksdóttir

The smell of leather, whiskey and cigars: Two young girlfriends fall in love with the same man, an adventurous young businessman. Missing, forged documents wreak havoc on the lives of everyone involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ásdís Thoroddsen
CAST:  Silja Hauksdóttir  •  Ragnheiður Axel  •  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Ragnhildur Rúriksdóttir

Excellent Visibility (1988)

A poetic short film about a lone soldier set in the Icelandic interior. His luck runs out when, armed with cannon, he attempts to threaten Mother Nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristberg Óskarsson
CAST:  Einar Jón Briem  •  Guðbjörg Thoroddsen

A poetic short film about a lone soldier set in the Icelandic interior. His luck runs out when, armed with cannon, he attempts to threaten Mother Nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kristberg Óskarsson
CAST:  Einar Jón Briem  •  Guðbjörg Thoroddsen