The Swan

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The Swan

2017

1h 31m

Drama

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A 9-year-old girl becomes entangled in a drama after she is sent to the countryside to mature.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Though occasionally overwrought in its ethereal tangents, "The Swan" has strong things going for it...

Aug 17, 2018

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Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

It doesn't always manage to stay afloat, but its center never wavers, with Valsdóttir delivering a bracingly unsentimental portrayal of a perceptive outsider weathering an often grim awakening.

Aug 10, 2018

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

A coming-of-age drama that's as beautiful and brutal as the remote, rural landscape of northern Iceland where it takes place.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 10, 2018

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Ben Croll

Screen International

Benefitting from US-trained, Iceland-based filmmaker Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir's controlled direction, the film delivers a dark coming-of-age tale through the young lead's uncertain perception, tinged with uneasy implications and poetic flights of fancy.

Feb 13, 2020

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Victoria Duclós Sibuet

EscribiendoCine

A good opportunity to immerse yourself in a different culture in a story that is already quite universal. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Mar 21, 2019

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Gaspar Zimerman

Clarín

Ends up being a disappointing rather than a disconcerting experience. [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 21, 2019

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greg h

Iceland ,for such a small population,really punches well above its weight.Best to summarise this movie by two key scenes.Too late the farmers daughter discovers the love letters written by the farm hand,conveying his romantic sentiments.And the very last scene where the daughter wins back her lost "love",only to realise it is little, compared to the missed love by the now dead farm hand.And to the young girl ,this is about kindred spirits,shared by the little girl,old beyond her years,the farm hand and the daughter.And only one saw the situation,took steps to rectify the situation,only to have her good intentions tragicly side-tracked. Mind you there is a moral...how carnal lust can obscure something much deeper

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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A 9-year-old girl becomes entangled in a drama after she is sent to the countryside to mature.

Director: Asa Hjorleifsdottir
Producer: Birgitta Bjornsdottir, Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Screenwriter: Asa Hjorleifsdottir
Production Co: Junafilm, Vintage Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 31m

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