Woman at War

Benedikt Erlingsson : 2018
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Halla is a 50-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias – "The Woman of the Mountain" – Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. As Halla's actions grow bolder, going from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminium smelter. But just as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted, and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and saviour of the Highlands to fulfil her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminium industry a crippling blow. Benedikt Erlingsson's feature premiered in competition at the Semaine de la Critique at Festival de Cannes 2018, and screened in the Kinoscope section at Sarajevo Film Festival 2018.