The Lost Ship 2009

The story of the last trip of the freighter and passenger ship Godafoss was shot down by a German sub just outside the Reykjavik harbor in 1944. The death of 42 people including women and children was the biggest single blow Iceland suffered in WW2. The Lost Ship tells the story of the people on board the ship on this fateful voyage as the war was coming to an end. It also tells the story of the crew of the German submarine U-300 that came from Norway. Godafoss was sunk close to shore but the ship has never been found although the search has been on for 65 years.

Njalssaga 2003

TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.

Svava 2004

Svava Jakobsdóttir is one of Iceland's greatest author. She fought long and hard for equality for women in Iceland and her work became an important milestone in Icelandic society. In this documentary highly acclaimed authors talk about Svavas writings and tell us more about her important work and what kind of an impact she had.

Laddi 6-tugur 2008

Halli & Laddi - Hætt'að telja 2003

Halli and Laddi have long been known in Iceland. They began their career on Icelandic television in 1972 and have been unstoppable ever since. This entertainment program was recorded at Loftkastalinn on the brothers' 30th anniversary of comedy in 2003.

Cold Trail 2006 ( 5.4)

After the death of his father, a private investigator in Iceland leads his own search to discover what really happened.

N/A N/A ( 6.7)

Spring of 1971, Johanna, a professor of Nordic Studies comes home from Paris to attend her father’s funeral. She’s also looking to find work at the University, but her feminist viewpoints about the systematic silencing of women’s voices in history does not go over well with the university board.

N/A N/A ( 7)

This thriller series follows two detectives, Gunnar (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and Hinrik (Gísli Örn Garðarsson),as they attempt to track down a serial killer who has a penchant for murdering goose hunters.

Pýsi er ennþá á sjó 2005

Documentary about the Icelandic fisherman who lives on a boat in Ålesund, Norway. Ásgeir visits him and inquires about his life. He is the one who has sold his cod for the highest price and other fishermen envy him for it. Beautiful film about a hard life.

The House 1983 ( 5.5)

A young couple moves into an old house. She teaches deaf children, he is a musician, working on his own compositions. Their separate worlds, one silent, the other full of sounds, create a vivid pattern of contrasts, which affect their emotional lives and their living together. From the time they move into the house, they are strangely aware of something odd, especially she, while he concentrates more and more upon his work. A series of incidents adds to her growing uneasiness about the house. Its past seems to creep in on her. She feels as if some tragedy must have befallen the people that lived there before, but when she starts asking around she gets few answers. There is something about the house that seems to be on the verge of overpowering her - something that in an unexpected way is related to her origins and permanently affects her life and destiny.

Story of the Sea 1973 ( 10)

Divided by Two 1971

Thorvaldsen in Iceland 1983

A film about the life and work of the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and his relations with Iceland

Heads on Sticks 2010 ( 4)

Sváfnir roams the hallways of a large shopping mall, normally occupied by thousands, sweeping and mopping up the mess of others. But at night Sváfnir is alone with himself. Alone with his thoughts and his dreams... or at least, that's what he thought. Confronting the creatures of sleep can proof perilous and Sváfnir needs to step lightly if he doesn't want to "lose a head".

The Notion of Immanent Causation 2009

A pessimistic foreigner, living in Iceland, believes people have no power over their lives. Someone tries to convince him otherwise.

Proximitas 2004

Clayboys on Monster Island 1996

Probably the most brutal and outrageous clay animation ever made.

Clayboys on Monster Island 1996

Probably the most brutal and outrageous clay animation ever made.

Love Is Simply Love 2019

Iceland and the world's first openly gay prime minister: When Jóhanna Sigurðardóttur met author Jónína Leósdóttir both of them were married to men and had children. Their relationship was a closely guarded secret but ended up on front pages all over the world.

The Secret 2021

A new Icelandic documentary by Björn B. Björnsson. In 1973, a police investigation was carried out into who had stolen one of the most valuable envelopes in the world from Kiðjaberg in Grímsnes. This envelope, with many rare stamps, is called the Bible Letter, which is owned by the Swedish Count today. The police did not begin to disclose the case at the time, but in the film, a stamp buyer finally reveals the secret behind who was behind the sale of the letter from the country. The secret is a film about an investigation that informs about this old criminal case.

Money 2004

This film tells the story of a young man who finds a wallet outside his home. This wallet gives him a strange feeling he seldom feels, if felt anytime at all. He doesn't want to steal this wallet but deep inside is something that tells him to do it. And he does. Later on he is plagued with so much guilt that he decides to try and make up for this terrible mistake he feels he has done. But that's where the trouble first begins.