Bergmál

Echo
Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Country
Iceland, France, Switzerland
Year
2019
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cast
Nadía Sif Líndal, Telma Huld Jóhannesdóttir, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, Ágúst Örn B. Wigum, Hera Matt, Hansel Eagle, Ahd Tamimi, Ragnar Jónsson, Jens Kristjan, Matthew McClain
Production
Nimbus Iceland, Pegasus Pictures, Jour2fête, Bord Cadre

Storyline

As Iceland gets ready for Christmas, a peculiar atmosphere settles over the country. An abandoned farm is burning, a children’s choir sings Christmas carols, chicken carcasses parade through a slaughterhouse, a museum employee is arguing on the phone, a young girl makes her mother try on her new virtual-reality headset… In 56 discrete scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both bitter and tender, of modern society.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival del Film Locarno 2019
Competition
Seville European Film Festival 2020
EFA Selection