Solitude

2023 [ICELANDIC]

Drama

4
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 442 442

friendship loneliness

Plot summary

An aged farmer moves to the urban city for the first time in his life. He befriends a paper delivery boy in the neighborhood and their connection changes the course of both their lives and the boy's family.

Director

Ninna Pálmadóttir Photo
Ninna Pálmadóttir

Top cast

Iðunn Ösp Hlynsdóttir Photo
Iðunn Ösp Hlynsdóttir as Refugee Aid Employee
Jóhannes Dungal Photo
Jóhannes Dungal as Policeman
Þórunn Guðlaugsdóttir Photo
Þórunn Guðlaugsdóttir as Policewoman
Karen Ösp Friðriksdóttir Photo
Karen Ösp Friðriksdóttir as Child 2
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676.36 MB
1280*534
Icelandic 2.0
NR
Subtitles   us  sl  hr  sr  
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
Seeds 27
1.36 GB
1920*800
Icelandic 5.1
NR
Subtitles   us  sl  hr  sr  
25 fps
1 hr 13 min
Seeds 45

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by JohnC-297 7 / 10

A beautiful portrait of solitude and being lonely.

Reviewed by plupu66 10 / 10

A multilayered heart-warming story

I had to chance to see the world premiere of this film at The Toronto International Film Festival. I say "I had the chance" not just because of the bragging rights (wow! World premiere) but mostly because delightful gems like this one rarely make it to the big screens (where blockbusters with superheroes, supervillains and car chases usually make it).The story is clever and multilayered. The simple way to look at it, the film is about an old farmer who has to sell his farm and move to the big city where he befriends an 11 years old neighbour. Going a bit deeper, one can find the difficulties facing someone accustomed to the "old (innocent? Naïve?)ways" to adapt to the "modern ways" and the impossibility of returning to what he knew and was comfortable with.The direction is understated and spot on. The ending is brilliant (of course, not in a simplistic, Hollywood, way.) The acting - that is the interaction between the old, seemingly grumpy - but all soft inside - farmer and the 11 years old is heart warming, yet realistic.For me, this film hit the ol' spot.
Reviewed by martinpersson97 10 / 10

Warm, big hearted and complex

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