Overview
As Álfgrímur, an orphaned boy, begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen, and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík, he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.
Cast
- Árni Árnason as Álfgrímur (Age 17)
- Þorsteinn Ö. Stephensen as Grandfather
- Regína Þórðardóttir as Grandmother
- Þóra Borg Einarsson as Aunt Kristín
- Sigríður B Bragadóttir as Guðmundsen Girl
- Róbert Arnfinnsson as Guðmundsen
- Nikulás Þorvarðsson as Álfgrímur (Age 12)
- Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir as Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)
- Margrét Helga Jóhanssdóttir as Cloe
- Halldór Laxness