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Is he the village idiot, or a genius in disguise? Seventeen-year-old, Noi drifts through life in a remote fjord in northern Iceland. In the winter, the fjord is completely cut off from the outside world, encircled by terrifying mountains under a thick layer of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white prison, together with Iris, a city girl who works at the local filling station. But Noi's clumsy... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 33 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 23rd, 2004 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for language and brief nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Palm Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$60,135 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"The film takes the cliches of the coming-of-age genre and slows them down until they become new again." Full Review...
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filmcritic.com, Don Willmott
"...a deceptively simple tale..." Full Review...
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