Iceland Is Best

Iceland Is Best
Movie · Drama · Comedy

Sigga, a 17 year old girl living in a remote fishing village in Iceland, announces to her parents that she is going to live in California to write poetry. Why can't she live next door and write poetry there? Sigga's friends offer to drive her to the airport. On the way, they give a lift to Nikki. He has just come back from California and wants Sigga to stay. Disconcerted, Sigga goes to her first ever poetry class, then decides to go to the party Nikki has thrown in her honour. He reveals his own love of poetry and kisses her. Jack, a jealous friend, spikes Sigga's drink. At her second poetry class, Nikki reads Sigga a love poem. Feeling rejected, Nikki spitefully reads the poem out loud that Sigga has written for him at a party in a trap laid by Jack. Broken-hearted, Sigga returns home. Nikki pursues her there, then all the way to the airport where he manages to break her leg. Sigga is taken home, in despair. Only when she reads her own poem to her friends, can she at last go.

2020 · 1h 30m
Starring Kristín Auður Sophusdóttir, Tom Maden, Helena Mattsson
Director Max Newsom

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Cast & Crew

  • K‌A
    Kristín Auður Sophusdóttir
    Sigga
  • Tom Maden
    Nikki
  • Helena Mattsson
    Carla
  • Judd Nelson
    Mr. Sonquist
  • Atli Oskar Fjalarsson
    Gunni
  • Á‌L
    Álfrún Laufeyjardóttir
    Kati
  • M‌K
    Mikael Kaaber
    Benni
  • Tom Prior
    Jack
  • S‌H
    Stefán Hallur Stefánsson
    Bjorn
  • A‌J
    Arnar Jónsson
    Grandfather
  • M‌N
    Max Newsom
    Director

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Iceland Is Best

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Sigga, a 17 year old girl living in a remote fishing village in Iceland, announces to her parents that she is going to live in California to write poetry. Why can't she live next door and write poetry there? Sigga's friends offer to drive her to the airport. On the way, they give a lift to Nikki. He has just come back from California and wants Sigga to stay. Disconcerted, Sigga goes to her first ever poetry class, then decides to go to the party Nikki has thrown in her honour. He reveals his own love of poetry and kisses her. Jack, a jealous friend, spikes Sigga's drink. At her second poetry class, Nikki reads Sigga a love poem. Feeling rejected, Nikki spitefully reads the poem out loud that Sigga has written for him at a party in a trap laid by Jack. Broken-hearted, Sigga returns home. Nikki pursues her there, then all the way to the airport where he manages to break her leg. Sigga is taken home, in despair. Only when she reads her own poem to her friends, can she at last go.

Information

Studio
Gravitas Ventures
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2019 Iceland Is Best Ltd

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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