The Seagull's Laughter

The Seagull's Laughter

Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why

2001 · 102 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Comedy

Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.

Directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson · Written by Ágúst Guðmundsson

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