Echo

Echo

2019 · 79 min · IS · 6.5 (40 votes)
Dir. Rúnar Rúnarsson · Starring Ragnar Jónsson, Bjarki Thor, Sigurmar Albertsson, Bent Kingo Andersen, Sif Arnarsdóttir, Ari Arnarson · Music Kjartan Sveinsson
Drama

Through 56 independent scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern day Iceland during the often turbulent but also exciting time of the Christmas holidays.

VIBE

A fragmented yet cohesive portrait of contemporary Iceland during the Christmas holidays. It feels like peering into many windows, witnessing a tapestry of human experiences that are at once biting, tender, and quietly profound. An observational journey through the season's unique blend of chaos and calm.

observationalwrytendermelancholicslice-of-lifesteadyepisodic realismNordic cinemamodernityholiday spirithuman connectioncultural identity
episodic movie