kieran's - Kvikmyndapod List

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A tall, blond man in a light blue suit walks around among elephants in Nepal's jungles. He has an electric guitar under his arm, ready to break into song. The Icelandic alien Högni (from the cult band Hjaltalín) travels around the Asian country with his companion Anna Tara, who grew up in Nepal.

Their aim is to break old taboos about mental illness. Both have a history of bipolar disorder, and they share their unusual, tragicomic and sometimes surreal stories along the way. A heavy subject told in a wonderfully warm and outgoing indie form as a docu-musical with two eccentrics in the lead role. Anna Tara and Högni's personal stories are complemented by old Super-8 footage from their childhood. They travel through the nooks and crannies of their minds, over the mountains and through the jungles to the bustle of Kathmandu and their ultimate goal: a conference and support concert which focus on mental health, organized by Anna Tara.

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Christopher (Baltasar Kormakur) is like a fish on dry land after being fired from a freight liner. He doesn't stand much chance of being rehired, having been caught in the act of illegal alcohol trafficking.

Because of the high price of alcohol in Iceland, Christopher and his mates simply couldn't resist earning an extra buck by smuggling some vodka each time they sailed in. Faced with serious money problems, Christopher manages with a help of a friend (Ingvar Sigurdsson), to get his old job back. He is tempted to do a one last gig, determined to put all his problems behind him, once and for all.

A young farmer dreams of being an actor and to star in a movie. One day he desides to fulfill his dream and kidnaps 5 artist from the city and forces them to shoot a movie with him in his old barn.

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Winner of the Best New Director award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Benedikt Erlingsson's critically acclaimed debut feature 'Of Horses and Men' is a darkly comic country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human.

Set in the stunning Icelandic countryside, love, death and sex become interlaced in this playful, affectionate yet unflinching portrait of a remote valley community as seen from the horses' perspective.

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On an August midday, somewhere in the remote vastness of rural Iceland, the carefree eleven-year-old, Hera (Thora Bjorg Helga), is unaware that a tragic accident will soon rob her of her last share of happiness.

As a result, Hera will rebel against God with an unquenched rage, permeated with the vivid memory of her brother that pulsates in every corner of the house - and under those circumstances, alienated and suicidal - Hera will soon drag herself into a dreary, dead-end life. Years later - still blaming God for the injustice, and fending off any attempts at reconciliation from the local priest - the troubled teenager will embrace her brother's lifestyle, delving deeper and deeper into the unexplored and fascinating new music movement of Black Metal, finally finding a new purpose in life. However - with Hera still aching for closure, while the wounds of the past are always angry and wide-open - will she grasp in time that wallowing in grief can eat her up alive?

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A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor (Baldur Einarsson) and Christian (Blær Hinriksson) experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend.

When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.