Eins og skepnan deyr (1986)

Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons.

Director:

Hilmar Oddsson

Writer:

Hilmar Oddsson

Stars:

Edda Heidrún Backman, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Jóhann Sigurðarson

Cast

Credited cast:
Edda Heidrún Backman	...	Lára
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson	...	Helgi
Jóhann Sigurðarson	...	Baldur

Storyline

Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons.

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Plot Keywords:

reindeer | violin | car | alcohol | abuse | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic

Release Date:

22 March 1986 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Agria enstikta

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To this day the film has never been released on dvd or blu-ray.

User Reviews

"The Beast"

This is an amazingly bad film! Truly, deeply awful, for those of us not understanding Icelandic, the English dubbing is heinous. But combined with a hazy, blurry plot line, groan-inducing acting and editing to cause cries of "what goes on here?" the beast is an ugly animal.

We the audience were unsure of what was going on, the actors looked like they didn't know, and if there was a director on the set, he certainly wasn't showing any sign of directing! If you want a truly great movie from Iceland of similar vintage, but light-years better watching, try Djöflaeyjan {Devil's Island) http://imdb.com/title/tt0116116