Visual artist Anna and fisherman Magnús have three children, Ída, Grímur and Þorgils. While separated, the couple spend as much time together as possible, given Maggi’s seafaring tenures. Anna’s preferred media are large canvases and huge metal templates. However, she’s just lost her studio, an old harbour warehouse, and business is slow. Besides, a visit from a Swedish gallery owner proves unproductive. Even so, the kids happily partake in the creative process, “embellishing” the sculptures on Anna’s current creating turf – literally a piece of lawn that her father has provided.
“It’s a film about everyday life, about what’s familiar and what’s strange, imbued with a dream-like quality. I wanted things to flow and be in permanent motion, like water. /.../ I wanted something simple and straightforward on all accounts, to capture the film’s distinctive energy and achieve an internal play between the absurd and the comical, beauty and ugliness, family and nature, children and parents…” (Hlynur Pálmason)
Hlynur Pálmason
Born in 1984 in Höfn í Hornafirði, Iceland. He graduated in film from the National Film School of Denmark in Copenhagen. He lived in Denmark for ten years before returning to Iceland. Pálmason is more interested in "the narrative style and flow of films" than the actual plotline. His debut film, Winter Brothers, screened at the Locarno Film Festival, winning the Best Danish Film Award.