The County
2019 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · 81% critics
After losing her spouse, a farmer tries to rebuild her life on her own terms. When she encounters corruption and unfair treatment in her community, she decides to push back, risking conflict as she fights for justice and dignity.
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Details
- Original title
- Héraðið
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-08-14
- Language
- IS
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (35 votes)
About
If you like grounded dramas about standing up to local power and social injustice, this may work for you; Not for you if you want light escapism or quick thrills, like in Lingui: The Sacred Bonds.
Pros: determined lead; community conflict; moral urgency | Cons: heavy subject matter; slow-burn pacing; bleak tone
Themes
- iceland
- dairy cow
- dairy farmer
Cast & crew
Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
as Inga
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
as Eyjólfur
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
as Friðgeir
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Ævar Þór Benediktsson
as Finnbogi
- ÞB
Þorsteinn Gunnar Bjarnason
as Bjössi
- DE
Daniel Hans Erlendsson
as Heiðar
- EE
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
as Kolbrún
- HH
Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir
as Katla
Siggi Holm
as Hinrik
Directed by Grímur Hákonarson