23 Aug 2003
Inside Björk
Following the career of Björk, this documentary looks at her early musical career with local icelandic bands, her acclaimed stint in The Sugarcubes, and her massive success as a free-spirited solo artist.
Ahead of Time
More than twenty years after the premiere of one of the most beloved Icelandic films (On Top/Med allt a hreinu 1982) a sequel appears. A band which folded twenty years ago (they were even considered old-fashioned then) sees fit to stage a comeback. Indications point to a great future until the ghosts of the past catch up with the band in the form of a single mother and a jolly roadie. We follow the band not only through the magnificent Icelandic landscape but also through two continents and a brief spell in the other world.
Top Billed Cast
Egill Ólafsson Stinni
Ragnhildur Gísladóttir Harpa Sjöfn
Eggert Þorleifsson Dúddi
Jakob Frímann Magnússon Frímann
Ásgeir Óskarsson Hafþór
Tómas M. Tómasson Baldvin Roy
Þórður Árnason Skafti
Höskuldur Ólafsson Kári Már
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