A White, White Day (2019)

In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for ... See full summary »

Director:

Hlynur Palmason

Writer:

Hlynur Palmason

Stars:

Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason

11 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ingvar Sigurdsson	...	Ingimundur (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson)
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir	...	Salka
Hilmir Snær Guðnason	...	Olgeir
Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir	...	Ingimundur's wife
Björn Ingi Hilmarsson	...	Trausti
Elma Stefania Agustsdottir	...	Elín
Haraldur Stefansson	...	Stefán
Laufey Elíasdóttir	...	Ingibjörg
Sigurður Sigurjónsson	...	Bjössi
Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson	...	Hrafn
Þór Tulinius	...	Georg (as Þór Hrafnsson Tulinius)
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson	...	Sveppi

Storyline

In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male nudity | male rear nudity | female frontal nudity | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Iceland Denmark Sweden

Language:

Icelandic

Release Date:

28 February 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

A White, White Day

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$198,988

Company Credits

Production Co:

Danish Film Institute, Danmarks Radio (DR), Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A LENGTHY INSIGHT INTO A MAN'S GRIEVING SOUL

Ingumundur lives alone on a desolate farm. He is trying to rebuild his house and is looking after his granddaughter from time to time. He is quiet on the surface, but underneath he is grieving for his recently deceased wife. When a disturbing detail about his wife's past suddenly comes to the surface it threatens to destroy the fragile peace he has created, and affects everyone he loves.

When the movie starts with good few minutes of a car driving down a misty road you know you are in for a long ride. The harsh landscape of the setting is almost a character in the film. It gives the movie almost a magnetic quality. But there's a sense of imminent tragedy lurking underneath it all.

WHITE WHITE DAY tells a seemingly simple story, but is secretive at times, letting the viewers decide for themselves what motivates the characters. And it is often what happens off screen that has the real impact.

The cinematography however goes a bit overboard with still static shots of everchanging nature, as beautiful as they are they quickly turn irritating.

There are wonderful performances from all involved, specifically a tour de force from the lead Ingvar Siggurdson, as he slowly goes to pieces, his anger, pain and frustration tearing him apart on the inside, as he is just sitting there quietly like a bomb ready to go off.

WHITE WHITE DAY has a story to tell and has some interesting characters to match. It is, however first, and foremost an Arthouse film that tries to experiment with cinematography, light and pacing. It also relies on the viewer's attention, but it is a long , slightly depressing movie and not everyone will last the distance. But if you do it is rather rewarding.

Some movies hide the fact that they have little to say beyond the artistic impressions. WHITE WHITE DAY is not such a film.