Heartstone

Heartstone (2016)

Hjartasteinn

The summer that will change your life

A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thór and Kristján experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.

Date of release
2016-12-28
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (192)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 5 · Nominations: 1. Including: European University Film Award; Edda Award for Best Film; Jeanne Moreau Prize

Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) is a 2016 Icelandic coming-of-age drama film directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson. It tells the story of a strong friendship between two preteen boys in a small Icelandic fishing village and the emotional and sexual turbulence of adolescence.

Production

The film is Guðmundur's first feature-length film and he began working on the script in 2007. It was shot in the fall of 2015 in Borgarfjörður eystri, Seyðisfjörður, Vopnafjörður, and Dyrhólaey.

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