Sparrows (2015)
Original title: Þrestir
Sparrows is a 2015 Icelandic-language drama movie directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, with a running time of 1h 39m. It stars Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir.
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.
Cast
- Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Ari
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Gunnar
- Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir as Lara
- Rade Šerbedžija as Tomislav
- Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Kristjana
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Grandmother
- Pálmi Gestsson as Diddi
- Arna Magnea Danks as Bassi's onkel
- Jarkko Lahti as Darijo
- Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir as Vera
- Valgeir Skagfjörð as Bassi
- Benedikt Benediktson as Einar