When the Light Breaks
Program:
Scandinavian Panorama
Year:
2024
Country:
Iceland, The Netherlands, Croatia, France
Genre:
Fiction
Duration:
82'
Una grapples with grief while harboring a secret, unable to fully express her emotions, as she navigates challenging events swirling around her.
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Rúnar Rúnarsson was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1977. He made several short films and attended Den Danske Filmskole in Copenhagen. His first feature film, VOLCANO (Filmfest München 2011), earned 17 international awards at various festivals. His subsequent works have also received a number of awards. His fourth feature film, WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS, was the opening film of the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2024.
Filmography: Ljósbrot (2024), O (2024), Bergmál (2019), Þrestir (2015), Eldfjall (2011), Anna (2009), Síðasti bærinn (2004), Oiko Logos (1998)
Creative team
Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Screenplay
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Camera
Sophia Olsson
Editing
Andri Steinn, Guðjónsson
Production design
Hulda Helgadóttir
Music
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Sound Design
Ranko Paukovic, Ivan Zelic, Pétur Einarsson
Producer
Heather Millard, Rúnar Rúnarsson
Production
Compass Films MP, FilmEaux, Vives Productions
World sales company
The Party Film Sales
Ukraine sales company
KyivMusicFilm
Cast
Elín Hall, Katla Njálsdóttir, Mikael Kaaber, Ágúst Wigum, Gunnar Hrafn Kristjánsson, Baldur Einarsson
Offline film schedule
26.10 |
18:15
Zhovten Cinema | Kinoman
27.10 |
13:00
Zhovten Cinema | Kinoman
