Story
9-year old Sól is a dreamer and a petty thief – much to her parents’ displeasure. So that she finally learns to be a useful member of society, she is sent to spend the summer with distant relatives who have a farm in a remote part of Iceland. Here, in the middle of nowhere, time seems to stand still and family relations are difficult. Sól is only able to establish a relationship with the stable boy Jón, but the farmer’s daughter Ásta is also vying for his attention. Against a breathtaking natural backdrop, The Swan portrays a world in which a girl tries to find her freedom within the constraints of the adult world.
Director
ÁSA HJÖRLEIFSDÓTTIR (*1984) studied film at Columbia University in New York. She made numerous shorts, including the award-winning Ástarsaga (2012). The Swan is her debut feature.Trailer
Info
Svanurinn
Fiction Feature
Icelandic
Freihafen | FF2017
Iceland, Germany, Estonia
2016
90 min
OV with German subtitles
Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir (based on a novel by Gudbergur Bergsson)
Gríma Valsdóttir, Thor Kristjansson, Blær Jóhannsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Katla Margrét Thorgeirsdóttir
Birgitta Björnsdóttir, Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Martin Neumeyer
Sebastian Thümler, Elisabet Rónaldsdóttir
Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Smárason
Drífa Freyju-Ármannsdóttir
m-appeal
Vintage Pictures, Junafilm UG, Kopli Kinokompanii
Verena Gräfe-Höft, Junafilm: verena@junafilm.de