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The Seagull's Laughter
The Seagull's Laughter

The Seagull's Laughter

Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why

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Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Icelandic

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

20 October 2001

Country

Denmark

Cast

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Freyja

Ugla Egilsdóttir

Ugla Egilsdóttir

Agga

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Björn Theódór

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Magnús

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Grandmother

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Dódó

Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir

Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir

Dísa

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Grandfather

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Ninna

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Kidda

Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir

Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir

Emilía

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Birna

Jónína Ólafsdóttir

Jónína Ólafsdóttir

Doctor's wife

Charlotte Bøving

Charlotte Bøving

Mette

Benedikt Erlingsson

Benedikt Erlingsson

Hilli

Arnar Jónsson

Arnar Jónsson

Sheriff

Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir

Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir

Sheriff's wife

Gunnar Hansson

Gunnar Hansson

Dódó's fiance

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Baldur Trausti Hreinsson

Gummi

Guðmundur Ólafsson

Guðmundur Ólafsson

Dr. Enok

Theodór Júlíusson

Theodór Júlíusson

Þórður the policeman

Sigurður Skúlason

Sigurður Skúlason

Jói Betu

Gunnar Helgason

Gunnar Helgason

Gauji Sígrenjandi

Halldór Magnússon

Halldór Magnússon

Tobbi Spritt

Kjartan Ragnarsson

Kjartan Ragnarsson

Priest

Jún Júlíusson

Jún Júlíusson

Mailman

Valgeir Guðjónsson

Valgeir Guðjónsson

Band conductor

Magnús Ragnarsson

Magnús Ragnarsson

Voice of Björn Theodórsson

Lísa Pálsdóttir

Lísa Pálsdóttir

Woman visiting #1

Bryndís Pétursdóttir

Bryndís Pétursdóttir

Woman visiting #2

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