Drama

A White, White Day

In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

Release Date : 2019-07-25

Language :EnglishIcelandic

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Join Motion PicturesSnowglobeFilm i VästHOBABDet Danske FilminstitutDRGlassriverIceland's Ministry of Industry and CommerceIcelandic Film CenterKuklMEDIA Programme of the European UnionNordisk Film & TV FondRÚVSenaSvenska Filminstitutet

Production Country : BelgiumDenmarkIcelandNorwaySweden

Alternative Titles : Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur

Cast

Character Name : Ingimundur

Original Name : Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salka

Original Name : Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Gender : Female

Character Name : Olgeir

Original Name : Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trausti

Original Name : Björn Ingi Hilmarsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elín

Original Name : Elma Stefanía Ágústsdóttir

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ingimundur's wife

Original Name : Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stefán

Original Name : Haraldur Ari Stefánsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bjössi

Original Name : Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hrafn

Original Name : Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ingibjörg

Original Name : Laufey Elíasdóttir

Gender : Female

Character Name : Georg (as Þór Hrafnsson Tulinius)

Original Name : Thor Tulinius

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sveppi

Original Name : Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Gender : Male

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

Short on plot but long on atmospherics, Pálmason's film reveals itself as a deeply considered and profound statement about the slippery nature of masculinity, loneliness, anger and the human capacity for love. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-a-white-white-day-love-loss-and-anger-in-iceland

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-09-02

It seems to me that A White, Whirte Day was trying to be an artsy Indie type film and, if I am right, I think they aimed too low. The way the camera sometimes lingers on a still life scene, the times when it feels like they are using symbolism, such as when we watch a rock rock a great distance down a hill, off a cliff, into the water and down to the ocean floor — all seem to be working too hard at it, screen time which I believe would be better served focusing on the atmospheric use of the landscape and the fog. The writing is strong in many places, but inconsistent. The child Salka is my favorite character, stealing scenes as often as not. She isn’t one of those stereotypical adults in a child’s body. She behaves as a child many times, but she is also given some good lines and delivers them well. It would have been easier for me to submerge myself in this movie if I had liked the main character, but alas, I never really rooted for him. His best moments were, again, with his granddaughter; other than those scenes I found myself wishing he were shuttled into the background more and other characters brought forward. The plot crawls to a crescendo at the end. I won’t give away any details, but I found it to be unrealistic and felt that the main character was allowed to get off way too easy for his actions. Though I will say that, unlike many of the Indie films it may be emulating, it does have an ending of sorts, rather than just stopping trhe plot and action in midair.