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The Swan

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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 Aug 17, 2018
Though occasionally overwrought in its ethereal tangents, "The Swan" has strong things going for it... Go to Full Review Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Aug 10, 2018
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. Go to Full Review Christy Lemire RogerEbert.com Aug 10, 2018
3/4
A coming-of-age drama that's as beautiful and brutal as the remote, rural landscape of northern Iceland where it takes place. Go to Full Review Ben Croll Screen International Feb 13, 2020
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. Go to Full Review Gaspar Zimerman Clarín Mar 21, 2019
Ends up being a disappointing rather than a disconcerting experience. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Nick Rocco Scalia Film Threat Aug 24, 2018
6/10
It's unfortunate that The Swan doesn't fully catch fire as a family drama or a rites-of-passage story, but a film with such a rich and finely honed sense of place is one that nevertheless deserves to be seen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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greg h @RT56566566 Apr 18, 2024 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 See more Read all reviews
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Asa Hjorleifsdottir

Director

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

Karl

Thorvaldur Kristjansson

Jón

Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir

Ólöf

Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir

Ásta

Gríma Valsdóttir

Sól

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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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