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Mellow Mud
Why this pick
A raw rural coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl forced into adulthood, with the same unsentimental emotional weight and intimate closeness to music, family, and isolation.
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MOVIE2013 1h 37m ISL
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
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Heavy Trip
Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the summer of 1983, a twelve-year-old girl, Hera Karlsdottir, lives a normal life on her family farm in a close-knit community. This changes once she watches her older brother Baldur fall off a tractor before his long hair is scalped by its blades. He is rushed out by the family by truck for medical attention, but he dies of his injury. At his funeral, Hera glares at the portrait of Jesus on the wall and runs out of the church during the service. Returning home, she picks up her brother's guitar and immediately adopts his metal music and fashion, burning all of her old clothes.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Janus
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Droplaug
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
Karl