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Hilmar Oddsson
Born January 19, 1957 · Reykjavik, Iceland (age 69)
Hilmar Oddsson (born 19 January 1957; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter, film producer and musician. Hilmar was born in 1957, as the first child of the playwright and theatre director Oddur Björnsson (1932-2011) and his first wife Borghildur Thors (born 1933). He has a younger sister (born 1958). He attended school at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, where he was active in the theat…
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December · 2009December
★ 5.02009
MovieDrama
December is a present-day tale set in Reykjavik during the holiday season. Jonni (Tomas Lemarquis) returns to Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and to record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that circumstances in his family have changed dramatically and his friends have moved on. We follow Jonni as he deals with this blunt new reality. Tomas Lemarquis, the star of Noi the Albino, plays Jonni, a musician who after a long time living abroad returns to home Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that family circumstances have changed dramatically and that his friends have moved on. Dealing with this blunt new reality, Jonni also has to wrestle with the reigniting of an old flame, as he helps his family make Christmas merry in spite of everything.
Holes · 2022Holes
★ 10.02022
MovieHorror
A young man discovers holes in his hands, which he soon realises are spreading.
Driving Mum · 2022Driving Mum
★ 6.92022
MovieDramaComedy
The death of Jon's mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Bresnef the dog comes along and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of.
The Beast · 1986The Beast
★ 6.01986
MovieDrama
Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986
God Exists, and So Does Love · 1999God Exists, and So Does Love
★ 4.01999
MovieDramaComedy
The inhabitants of a small island is attacked by weird outsiders.
Tears of Stone · 1995Tears of Stone
★ 5.41995
MovieDrama
About Icelandic composer Jon Leifs (1899-1968) who spent much of his life in Germany before WWII. The film begins in the 1930s after he has married the daughter of an industrialist, Annie, who is also a concert pianist. This era was frustrating for Leifs because his works were seldom performed. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995
Breki · 2010Breki
2010
MovieDrama
A young filmstudent, Haraldur Ari Karlsson, spoke to his teacher, the director Hilmar Oddsson, enthusiastic about making a short about how he experienced his father´s death, at the age of five, and how the event has shaped his life.
Sjómaðurinn, spákonan, blómasalinn, skóarinn, málarinn og Sveinn · 1991Sjómaðurinn, spákonan, blómasalinn, skóarinn, málarinn og Sveinn
1991
MovieDramaTV Movie
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