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Half Elf

Hálfur Álfur

A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic coast for over seventy years. Her love of books is matched by his love of stones. When he tells her he wants to change his name to Elf she warns him that the family will reject him. Now, as his one hundredth birthday nears and Trausti senses the hand of death upon him, he is searching for an elf’s coffin…

director

Jón Bjarki Magnússon

production

SKAK bíófilm, Jón Bjarki Magnússon & Hlín Ólafsdóttir

trailer url

www.vimeo.com/373964241

production details
Country: Iceland

Year: 2020

Genre: Documentary

Length: 65'

Format: DCP, English Subtitles, Colour

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Sales:  Feelsales
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Festival:  Icelandic Film Centre
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