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The Seagull's Laughter (2001) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 20, 2001

Original Title:
Mávahlátur

Alternate Titles:
Mávahlátur
Måsskratt
Möwengelächter

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Archer Street Productions
Det Danske Filminstitut
Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH
Hope & Glory Pictures
Hope & Glory Pictures International
IsFilm

Production Countries:
Denmark | Germany | Iceland | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 

Runtime: 102

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Co-Producer:
Raphael Socha
Andy Paterson

Director:
Ágúst Guðmundsson

Director of Photography:
Peter Krause

Editor:
Henrik D. Moll

Original Story:
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir

Producer:
Kristín Atladóttir

Production Design:
Tonie Zetterström

Sound:
Sigurður Hr. Sigurðsson
Nalle Hansen
Huldar Freyr Arnarson
Birgir Mogensen
Kim Dalum

Special Effects:
Eggert Ketilsson

Writer:
Ágúst Guðmundsson

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