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The Honour of the House
The Honour of the House

The Honour of the House

Genres

Drama

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A hypocritical and selfish older sister holds power over her younger, unselfish and humanitarian sister by hiding the shame of her younger sister's pregnancy, with the purpose of upholding the aristocratic status of their name and household. Or that is what we are told, because underneath the facade, is a story of two sisters, who have had intimacy with the same man.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Icelandic

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

08 October 1999

Country

Denmark

Cast

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Þuríður

Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

Rannveig

Agneta Ekmanner

Agneta Ekmanner

Prófastsfrú

Rúrik Haraldsson

Rúrik Haraldsson

Prófastur

Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Björn

Reine Brynolfsson

Reine Brynolfsson

Hans

Bjørn Floberg

Bjørn Floberg

Viggó

Helgi Björnsson

Helgi Björnsson

Andrés

Ghita Nørby

Ghita Nørby

Fru Kristensen

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