Summerland

Summerland

2010 · 85 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Comedy

An art-house comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions. Their house is built around an elf stone, which is sacred to the wife Lara, who is blessed with a sixth sense. When they get an offer to sell the stone at a high price, her husband Óskar is really tempted.

Directed by Grímur Hákonarson · Written by Grímur Hákonarson

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