Of Horses and Men (2013)

A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses' perception.

Director:

Benedikt Erlingsson

Writer:

Benedikt Erlingsson

Stars:

Ingvar Sigurdsson, Charlotte Bøving, Johann Pall Oddson

22 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ingvar Sigurdsson	...	Kolbeinn (as Ingvar E. Sigurðsson)
Charlotte Bøving	...	Solveig
Johann Pall Oddson	...	Jon
Kristbjörg Kjeld	...	Hildur
Steinn Ármann Magnússon	...	Vernhardur
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir	...	Ása
Helgi Björnsson	...	Egill
Vilborg Halldórsdóttir	...	Thorgardur
Kash Erden Baater	...	Gengis
Juris Zablockis	...	Russian #1
Ikor Lezhenko	...	Russian #2
Atli Rafn Sigurðsson	...	Óli
Kjartan Ragnarsson	...	Grimur
Sigríður María Egilsdóttir	...	Jóhanna s&ælig;nska
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada	...	Juan Camillo

Storyline

Kolbeinn loves Solveig and Solveig loves Kolbeinn but Kolbeinn is in love with his prized possession and darling, the mare Grána and Grána is obsessed with the stallion Brúnn. Spring is coming and the whole community is following the story. This cannot end well. Vernhardur is in love with vodka and the horse Jarpur loves Vernhardur, his master. Aboard a Russian trawler is a mate by the name of Gengis who doesn't have vodka but loves horses like Jarpur. This not going to end well. Grimur has a passion for ancient horse roads but Egill admires barbed wire fences. Grimur owns a horse and a pair of pincers and Egill owns a tractor. This cannot end well. Johanna loves Raudka, her mare, but Raudka is in love with freedom. On the heath by an old summer cottage lies an injured old man. This could have a happy ending. Juan Camillo loves life and nature and is seeking God in the Icelandic highlands but the horse Old Piebald is tired and longs for rest. How will this end? Well, it all ends in ...

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Plot Keywords:

crawling inside a carcass for wamth | black comedy | sex outdoors | horse herd | iceland | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although most of the cast are professional actors with good horse handling skills, the Swedish girl is actually a professional horse handler.

User Reviews

Where (Icelandic) nature and the human condition become one.

Of Horses and Men, in Icelandic; Hross í Oss.

A film by actor, author and director Benedikt Erlingsson and produced by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson.

I encourage everyone to see it and form their own opinions.

Tom Robbins said: "The function of the artist is to provide what life does not".

Apparently Tom has never been to Iceland. I truly enjoyed this magnificent journey, diving into the deep end of the pool with a talented group of artists/professionals — and horses! — taking chances (in my opinion with great success) that I have never seen before in Icelandic films (if anywhere else) coming out with loads of beautiful - and some unforgettable moments...

One of the better films I have seen in a good while; amongst several other factors, the cinematography blew my mind. But then again, this is Iceland, Icelandic landscape, Icelandic horses, etc. etc.

Will be thoroughly surprised if this film does not do extremely well.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Iceland Germany Norway

Language:

Icelandic Swedish English Spanish Russian

Release Date:

11 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Of Horses and Men

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,565, 8 March 2015

Gross USA:

$11,894

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$239,969

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmhuset Gruppen, Leiknar Myndir

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1