Half Elf (2020)
Overview
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…
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | is |
| Popularity | 0.358 |
Directed By
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Crew
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Hlín Ólafsdóttir
Hlín Ólafsdóttir
Sigurður Eyþórsson
Teitur Magnússon
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Veronika Janatková
Kiron Guidi
Andy Lawrence
Daði Jónsson
Arnar Ingi Gunnarsson
Veronika Janatková
TOP CAST
Trausti Breiðfjörð Magnússon
himself
Hulda Jónsdóttir
herself
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