Iceland, Christmas time.
As everyone prepares for the holidays, a peculiar atmosphere falls upon the country revealing emotions of both excitement and concern. In the middle of the countryside, an abandoned farm is burning. In a school, a children’s choir is singing Christmas carols. In a slaughterhouse, chickens are parading along a rail. In a museum, a mother is arguing with her ex-husband on the phone. In a living room, a young girl is making her grandmother try on her new virtual reality headset...
Through 56 scenes, “Echo” draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern society.
The latest film from the director who’s debut feature “Volcano” opened PÖFF in 2011.
Echo
Bergmál
Genre
Drama, Experimental
Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Run time
1h 19min
Genre
Drama, Experimental
Director
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Run time
1h 19min
Iceland, Christmas time.
As everyone prepares for the holidays, a peculiar atmosphere falls upon the country revealing emotions of both excitement and concern. In the middle of the countryside, an abandoned farm is burning. In a school, a children’s choir is singing Christmas carols. In a slaughterhouse, chickens are parading along a rail. In a museum, a mother is arguing with her ex-husband on the phone. In a living room, a young girl is making her grandmother try on her new virtual reality headset...
Through 56 scenes, “Echo” draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern society.
The latest film from the director who’s debut feature “Volcano” opened PÖFF in 2011.
As everyone prepares for the holidays, a peculiar atmosphere falls upon the country revealing emotions of both excitement and concern. In the middle of the countryside, an abandoned farm is burning. In a school, a children’s choir is singing Christmas carols. In a slaughterhouse, chickens are parading along a rail. In a museum, a mother is arguing with her ex-husband on the phone. In a living room, a young girl is making her grandmother try on her new virtual reality headset...
Through 56 scenes, “Echo” draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern society.
The latest film from the director who’s debut feature “Volcano” opened PÖFF in 2011.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2019
Global distributor
Jour2fete
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/24/2019