Noi the Albino
(2003)
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Noi the Albino
(2003)
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Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson | ... |
Kiddi Beikon
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Elín Hansdóttir | ... | |
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Anna Friðriksdóttir | ... | |
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Hjalti Rögnvaldsson | ... |
Óskar
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Pétur Einarsson | ... |
Prestur
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Kjartan Bjargmundsson | ... |
Gylfi
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Þorsteinn Gunnarsson | ... |
Þórarinn Skólastjóri
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Guðmundur Ólafsson | ... |
Alfreð Kennari
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Haraldur Jónsson | ... |
Teitur Sálfræðingur
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Gérard Lemarquis | ... |
Frönskukennari
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Greipur Gíslason | ... |
Dabbi
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Páll Loftsson | ... |
Pabbi Dabba /
Bankastjóri
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Ásdís Thoroddsen | ... |
Bankastarfsmaður
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Ásmundur Ásmudsson | ... |
Barþjónn
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Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas staion. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world. Written by Anonymous
Coming of age films are a common staple of Hollywood but as with many genres they merely offer variations on a theme. Noi Albinoi is a beautiful film in so many ways from the breathtaking landscape of Iceland to the often used but even more often forgotten ideal of carpe diem (sieze the day). Noi himself is completely believable for anyone who's ever been a teenager, he is an excellent reflection of the aspirations, naievaty and irrepresable emotions that everyone feels at that age. This film kept me amused and touched in equal measures all the way up to its amazing climax. A must see for everyone who understands that life's different when you're 17.