In a rocky and desolate fishing village in rural Iceland, 14-year-old Thor and Kristján while away their days, wondering about their future and feeling bored. Thor lives with his single mom who is back on the dating scene, and Kristján is verbally abused by his alcoholic father. Although both boys have mutual friends and each makes his attempt at dating girls, their friendship is the most important thing they have. But when Thor begins to notice that Kristján’s utter devotion to their friendship is more than platonic, complications arise. In his film, director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson has referred to his own time in a small Icelandic town: “In that particular town, I would feel that the grown-ups are a little closed and not happy. And I could feel that the teenagers, as soon as they started growing, felt that too. That town started to become too small for them, they wanted out.”
Director’s Biography
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson was born 1982 in Reykjavík. He graduated from the Icelandic Art Academy. After graduation, he moved to Denmark and studied screenwriting. His short films include “Whale Valley” ('13), which was in the Official Competition of the Cannes Film Festival and received a nomination for the European Film Awards.