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The Seagull's Laughter (2001)

Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why

Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

Release: 2001-10-20
Runtime: 102 min
Rating: 5.5 / 10
Cast
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Freyja
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Ugla Egilsdóttir
Agga
Heino Ferch
Heino Ferch
Björn Theódór
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Magnús
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Grandmother
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Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
Dódó
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Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir
Dísa
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Eyvindur Erlendsson
Grandfather
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Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Ninna
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Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Kidda
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Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
Emilía
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Birna
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Jónína Ólafsdóttir
Doctor's wife
Charlotte Bøving
Charlotte Bøving
Mette
Benedikt Erlingsson
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hilli
Arnar Jónsson
Arnar Jónsson
Sheriff
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Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir
Sheriff's wife
Gunnar Hansson
Gunnar Hansson
Dódó's fiance