Heartstone

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Olive @RT47059699 02/12/2024 enjoyed but... i dont think child actors should have been acting some of those scenes See more 06/06/2021 At points beautiful and heartbreaking. Yet the relentless focus on Thor while interesting leaves me wanting more for other characters in the film. See more 04/05/2020 Iceland seem to never let me down when it comes to movies. I don't know if it's the witty, strange stories or the culture or maybe the nature and lightning. Here there is definetly no wittyness as we follow to young pals, Thor (Baldur Einarssonand) and Kristján (Blær Hinriksson - darn cool name) as they grow up in the middle of nowhere, with few peole around. They never use phones, they hang around in the nature, some football, some farmer's stuff, some fishing, some mischief making and that first crush deal with the girls. While Thor seem to figure it out, he is the cooler kid, Kristján never get the grip the same way. He is very kind, especially to his friend. It's a very slow grinder and it turns darker and darker. Some will call it slow, but I found it perfectly paced, with a fitting 130 minutes playtime. This is a coming of age-film, with a gay-touch. It's strong and often hard to watch, but not in a graphic matter. The acting is phenomenal and it's beautifully shot. You can't help to catch up with feelings you had as a early teenager even if there are more downs than uppers here. I believe it deserves a much greater fuzz and I hadn't even heard of it before I stumbled upon it. A great, sad watch. 8.5 out of 10 bullrouts. See more 12/20/2019 I loved this movie, it's brilliant. It did what truly successful movies do — it made me feel I was really there and experiencing the lives of real people. I'm a bit frustrated with the critics who say it should've been shorter or more tightly edited... it's only two hours long, and that's how long it takes for us to get to know these people, this type of life, and the love story between Christian and Thor. This is worth a watch. I liked seeing the portrayal of life in a small town in northern Iceland, too. Lots of rich texture in the film comes from developing a view of that community (the director even films a party scene that has little to do with the plot, just to show us a dance hall and people from the town). I was left wondering though, are Icelandic people really this hard on each other? See more 08/25/2019 A memorable testament to growing up. See more 02/14/2019 SUPERB FILM...A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE FROM DIRECTOR TO ACTING..HIGHLY RECOMMEND See more Read all reviews

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