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Ingvar Sigurdsson | ... | Older Grímur (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) | |
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Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir | ... | Woman in reception |
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Ruth Olafsdottir | ... | Linda |
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Steinunn Harðardóttir | ... | Svava |
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Borghildur Thors | ... | Woman in a window |
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Áslákur Ingvarsson | ... | Young Grímur |
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Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir | ... | Lára |
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Helga Braga Jónsdóttir | ... | Guðbjörg |
Snæfríður Ingvarsdóttir | ... | Gottína | |
Kristbjörg Kjeld | ... | Álfrún | |
Thórey Sigthórsdóttir | ... | Thóra, Grimur's mother | |
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir | ... | Anna | |
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Marta Nordal | ... | Woman at the exhibition |
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Elís Philip William Scobie | ... | Young Tumi |
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson | ... | Indriði |
A 40-year-old is hiding in a self-made prison of mundane life. The film opens as he finally becomes resolved to dare gaze at and come to terms with someone's totally different life. His unthinkable past. He turbulently sheds the cobwebs to find that light and happiness have been awaiting him. And this potentially cold cinematic knock on life's door becomes a defiantly uplifting work of art. Written by IFC
Kaldaljos (Cold Light) is a psychological drama about a man (Grimur) with a tragic past and problems with a current relationship with his art teacher (Linda.) But it is so much more than that. It is a truly beautiful film, which has amazing scenery and shows you the nature of the human psyche. I would recommend it to anyone, especially if you enjoy icelandic films and have seen Falcons (also with Ingvar Sigurdsson.) I saw it last week at the Philadelphia Film Festival, and I was truly amazed. Plus, the directer (Hilmur Oddsson) was there and he did a Q&A. It was very exciting. See it if you have the chance, especially if it comes back to the US!!!