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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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MOVIE2019 1h 32m ISL

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Inga

Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Friðgeir

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Ævar Þór Benediktsson

Ævar Þór Benediktsson

Finnbogi

Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason

Bjössi

Daniel Hans Erlendsson

Heiðar

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Kolbrún

Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir

Katla