The Seagull's Laughter

The story

Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

Cast & crew

Margrét VilhjálmsdóttirFreyja

Ugla Egilsdóttir

Ugla EgilsdóttirAgga

Heino FerchBjörn Theódór

Hilmir Snær GuðnasonMagnús

Kristbjörg KjeldGrandmother

Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir

Edda Björg EyjólfsdóttirDódó

Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir

Bára Lyngdal MagnúsdóttirDísa

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Eyvindur ErlendssonGrandfather

Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir

Guðlaug Elísabet ÓlafsdóttirNinna

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Sigurveig JónsdóttirKidda

Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir

Diljá Mist EinarsdóttirEmilía

Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirBirna