Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson

Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson

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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.
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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.
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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.