Virgin Mountain

2015

1h 34m

Drama

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92%

13 Reviews

Tomatometer

84%

100+ Ratings

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Fusi, a 43-year-old man who still lives with his mother, goes about his monotonous routine until he meets Alma and Hera.

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sotiris k

A touching story with a protagonist whose acting grabs you from the very beginning and holds you till the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Delectable. Astonishing performance by the principle lead. Credible. Witty. Touching

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Tony S

Conventionally this would have been a straight comedy about a reclusive and awkward man with a heart of gold and nothing else to offer, coming out of his shell because he met the love of his life. But in this character study, there is no remedy for the people like Fusi. Chances are, the person, that can soothe loneliness of shy, obese manchild is as damaged as him. In a somber, typically Scandinavian cold tones with melancholic soundtrack, movie tells the audience, that there are no miracles and no one can save a person from their pointless routine, since it's more likely, that someone who would even talk to Fusi, themselves need saving. The only change in your life can come from within you. I don't think anyone would want to be in Fusi's place. Yet from his outlook on life much can be learned.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/21

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Audience Member

A guy in in his mid-forties is still living with his mom. He is a virgin, overweight and is bullied at work. He's hobbies are pretty geeky and he have few friends. People is thinking he's a freak and a weirdo and few knows that he has a heart of gold. He get's involved in a lady and this change his life a lot. There are plenty of feelings here, some positive, some negative. A great film with a feelgood-vibe that shines through all the bleak low-life actions. I like the story a whole lot and the actors do deliver. The directing is great and the development is supersmooth. It's not easy to predict and this little gem is another example of great Icelandic moviemaking. Genuine and unfiltered, intimate and powerful, yet very subtle. 8.5 out of 10 remote cars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

A film about the loneliness of a 43 year old man who goes through various bad situations that are very related to most of our experience in this cruel and monotonous world. Intimate and soulful. Beautiful masterpiece !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Simple, Funny, Touching and with a masterful performance by G unnar Jónsson.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Dagur Kári

Director

Gunnar Jónsson

Fúsi

Margret Helga Johannsdottir

Fjóla

Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir

Sjöfn

Sigurjón Kjartansson

Mörður

Franziska Una Dagsdóttir

Hera

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Ronnie Scheib

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Working in small, skillfully nuanced, always surprising increments, Kari, enabled by Gunnar Jonsson's extraordinary performance, charts a moving, totally believable flowering of untapped potential as Fusi falls in love.

Feb 29, 2016

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Stephen Dalton

Hollywood Reporter

[A] charmingly offbeat rom-com.

Feb 29, 2016

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

I find his tragicomic portrait of loneliness, maturity and the lack of affection of a tormented soul particularly sober. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Oct 17, 2022

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

Thanks to the smart script, [Gunnar] Jónsson fits the role like a glove.

Aug 26, 2020

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Tom Bond

One Room With A View

A great performance from Jónsson, but the fundamentals of the story and its slow pace stubbornly restrict Virgin Mountain to mediocrity.

Rated: 2/5

May 4, 2019

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Jordi Batlle Caminal

La Vanguardia (Spain)

A touching portrait of a man with the looks of an ogre but a heart of gold. [Full review in Spanish]

May 13, 2016

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Synopsis

Fusi, a 43-year-old man who still lives with his mother, goes about his monotonous routine until he meets Alma and Hera.

Director: Dagur Kári
Screenwriter: Dagur Kári
Production Co: Nimbus Film, Blueeyes Productions, RVK Studios
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Icelandic
Runtime: 1h 34m