Baldvin Zophoníasson : 2014
Vonarstræti
Three stories about three people whose lives are intertwined and who must face decisive changes to find some sort of redemption. A formerly successful writer, Móri, now an alcoholic, is still dealing with a stroke of fate from twenty years ago. He has just handed a manuscript for a new book to his publisher. Eik, a young, single mother doesn't earn enough as a nursery school teacher to take proper care of her family. She moonlights as a prostitute to make ends meet. Finally, former footballer and upcoming banker, Sölvi, carries out immoral orders to please his boss. He becomes increasingly estranged from his family. On closer inspection, the stories unveil layer upon layer of meaning which become ever thicker and more complicated as we delve deeper into each character. What the main characters have in common is that they all lead a double life in one way or another. They all have daughters of a similar age and all have some sort of reckoning with the past, present or future looming over them. Baldvin Zophoníasson's second feature premiered at Reykjavik Film Festival 2014, and won the NDR Film Prize at Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2014. His film screened at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014.
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