Title: Heartstone
Original Title: Hjartasteinn
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Iceland
- Length: 129 Minutes (2 hours 9 min)
- Genre: Drama
- Distributor: Abordar - Casa de Películas
Release Dates
- UK: November 17 2017
Plot
Thor and Christian are two young boys who live in a remote fishing town in Iceland. There, both will live a turbulent and exciting love and friendship story in what will be the most difficult summer of their lives. While Thor tries to win the love of a girl from the village, Christian will begin to be attracted to his friend, which will result in both seeing their lives give a complete turn, self-discovering themselves, their sexuality and the step to the age adult Personal history based on the own experiences of its director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.
Cast
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Videos
October 29 2017
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Trivia
Rehearsals
The cast for the youth roles took part in a 8-month acting training prior the filming.
The village
Borgarfjörður Eystri in Eastern Iceland had not been a filming location for any other productions earlier.
Personal experience
Film based on the director's own personal experience during his youth in his hometown.
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