Stormland
Seen it?2011 | 111 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone interested in what war does to people and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. If you loved T2 Trainspotting or Rushmore, start here. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic modern society in its entirety and on his blog-page he comically criticizes everything and everyone. Before long he has become an outlaw in his own hometown, just like his viking hero, Grettir. After a series of dramatic mishaps, he snaps and goes riding down south to the big city on his sturdy steed Nietzsche. He's got a gun in his pocket. He's ready for the revolution.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marteinn Þórsson
- Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonBöddi
- Hilmir Snær GuðnasonÁrni Valur
- Þorsteinn BachmannToni Group
- Þórhallur SigurðssonKeli
- Stefán Hallur StefánssonViddi
- Jóhann SigurðssonAlbert
- Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirDagga
- Tinna BergsMiss Northern-Iceland
- Steinn Ármann MagnússonManni Volgu
- Þórunn Magnea MagnúsdóttirHalldóra