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Director: Gisli Snaer Erlingsson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Like Hal Hartley's unreleased No Such Thing, this is an allegorical Icelandic monster movie backed by Fridrik Thór Fridriksson - only this one's for kids. Set a couple of centuries ago, it's about the superstition and fear that overtake a remote village when a furry monster is spotted roaming the nearby wastes - but then, when the 11-year-old parson's son gets to meet the mysterious creature, it turns out to be a kid from Greenland. Cue a pleasant if predictable fable about friendship, prejudice and tolerance.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Gisli Snaer Erlingsson
Producer: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir
Cast: Hjalti Rúnar Jónsson, Hans Tittus Nakinge, Pálmi Gestsson, Magnus Ragnarsson, Freydis Kristófersdóttir, Finnur Gudmundsson full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Duration: 87 mins
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