Of Horses and Men
2013 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · 87% critics
In a rural community, everyday lives and relationships are seen through the eyes of the horses that shape them. As romance and hardship collide, the bond between people and animals reveals both tenderness and darker impulses, with consequences that ripple across the countryside.
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Details
- Original title
- Hross í oss
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-08-30
- Language
- IS
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat rural story mixing romance, dark humor, and animal perspective, with a sharp edge similar to Under the Tree or Woman at War; Not for you if you dislike bleak consequences.
Pros: unusual horse viewpoint; dark rural humor; emotional bite | Cons: bleak turns; slow rural pacing; unsettling moments
Themes
- society
- horse
- snowstorm
- icelandic
Awards & recognition
- Nordic Council Film Prize · 2014
- Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award · 2014
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2014 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
as Kolbeinn
Charlotte Bøving
as Solveig
- SM
Steinn Ármann Magnússon
as Vernhardur
Kristbjörg Kjeld
as Hildur
Helgi Björnsson
as Egill
- KR
Kjartan Ragnarsson
as Grimur
- SE
Sigríður María Egilsdóttir
as Jóhanna
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada
as Juan Camillo
- JO
Johann Pall Oddson
as Jon
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
as Ása
Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson