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The series tells Vigdis' story from when she was a teenager in the late 1940s up until she decides to run for president against three male candidates in 1980. VIGDIS is an inspirational story of hope and integrity.

Childhood friends restore an old trawler and build a fishing empire in Iceland. As the introduction of fishing quotas shake the country, their future is challenged by the battle for power, greed and betrayal. Inspired by real events.

Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she's oblivious to what's going on with her twelve year old son Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund's only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his forties, who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marino starts to lose grip on reality. Gardar is an underworld enforcer who makes a mess at work and as a result his twin brother Georg is beaten up. Exiled both from the underworld and his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his family, Gardar has to make a fresh start in life. He decided to seek out his son Gudmund whom he has never seen but the straight and narrow is a though path to follow

Gunnar is a sociologist in his fifties who has written countless self-help books. He lives in a beautiful house that is way too big for him and Dísa, his wife of thirty years. Their relationship has become resentful and discontent as everyday life and total lack of passion dominates their marriage. Their only child, David, is 25 years old and returns home with a new girlfriend, after travelling through Europe with his friends. His girlfriend, Sunna, is pretty, smart, polite and nothing but a perfect daughter in law. However when Gunnar meets Sunna his life takes a quick turn and he is forced to face his deepest secrets. Although his life's work has been to instruct others how to work through their struggles he is not capable of dealing with his own dilemma. He starts to act really strangely and tries everything to sabotage his son's relationship with Sunna. But the noose tightens and he is forced to face his biggest fear - telling the truth. Sunna is Gunnar's daughter from a brief love affair he had with a woman when his wife Dísa was pregnant with David. When his lover became pregnant their relationship ended and he never had any relationship with his secret daughter. But now the secret is out..

About a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck's fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck's last love-crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.

The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When he finds out that his wife has been deceiving him all these years he decides it's time for a change. Einar is a stockbroker who is very successful at work but not in his personal life. For the last couple of months Einar has been living at a hotel waiting for his wife to realize the terrible mistake she made by throwing him out. Katrin Rose returns from Sweden where she has lived for eight years. In Iceland Katrin has an eleven-year-old son, brought up by his grandmother and now Katrin wants him back. Katrin gets a job as a dentist's assistant intending to make a fresh start but her troubled past catches up with her. PARENTS is the independent second part of twin features by Ragnar Bragason and Vesturport exploring the roles of children and parents. The first part, CHILDREN was released in 2006.

In this documentary, we follow a young Icelandic mother through a journey to find out why we waste so much food. The documentary is presented in a positive solution-focused manner.

When Anna and her boyfriend Ingi decide to sell the house Anna has recently inherited from her late father Ofeig, the father's ghost appears and makes one thing perfectly clear: his house won't be sold! Prospective buyers are chased away by very strange events, which confirm that Ofeig, the ghost, is no different from what he was in life: a charming, but egoistic, alcoholic womanizer. Ingi tries to exorcise Ofeig, but the poltergeist world proves a tricky one. Instead of getting rid of Ofeig, another ghost is raised - a jealous former girlfriend of Ofeig. The dead lovers' bickering makes life in the house intolerable, the ghosts get ever more forceful, and selling the house is out of the question. But sometimes even ghosts can get too greedy. When Ofeig tries to drag an innocent lady into his dimension, the situation calls for drastic measures.

This documentary TV series explores the truth about the Icelandic Sagas and brought to life in 6 episodes. History, mythology and science join forces to shed some light on these extraordinary events.

The tale of Goldilocks is sometimes viewed as a cautionary tale that imparts a lesson about the hazards of wandering off and exploring unknown territory. The point about safety and shelter. But in its essence it was a tale about an intruder who could not control herself when encountering the possessions of others.

Two friends, Rakel Garðarsdóttir and Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir travel around Noway. Their goal is to answer one question: Is Norway the best country in the world? Traveling by plane, train and boat throughout Norway Nína and Rakel visit friends and interesting places where they talk about their connection with the country. They visit different locations: Trysil, Oslo and Aalborg to mention a few.

Jón Hjaltalín, the mayor of a small West Icelandic town, tries to buy an old trawler from the Icelandic bank and insurance company, using his brother Torfi's fame as a captain.

A year later fishermen are on a strike and the country is in disrepair. Harpa and Grímur are caught between a rock and a hard place and have to choose to either become strikebreakers or drown in debt.

Harpa and Grímur's marriage hangs by a thread. Harpa sends Einar and Freydís around the country in search for smaller vessels while her and Grímur work through their issues. However, Smári is still investigating Harpa.

The reality of Grímur's fate begins to settle in with Harpa, leading her to make a drastic decision. Tinna worries that her choice to help Smári will hurt her after all. The town is left to deal with the fallout of Harpa's actions.

The two couples, alongside Jón Hjaltalín, resort to desperate measures to fix the catch quota system according to their own needs. Meanwhile, the struggle for ownership of the fish continues in the municipality.

Smári, an investigating journalist from Reykjavík, is now working on an article about Harpa and searches for clues regarding her relationship with Jón Hjaltalín.

Harpa and Grímur go to see the prime minister in hopes of increasing their quota so they can sustain their fishing enterprise. Meanwhile, Tinna returns to the town with her own agenda.

The team meets up to settle their affairs over too many drinks. Jón comes up with new legislation to ensure the company's future.

VIGDIS is a four part drama-series based on the inspiring true story of the first woman in the world to be democratically elected president. The series tells Vigdis' story from when she was a teenager in the late 1940s up until she decides to run for president against three male candidates in 1980. Vigdis carries the aura of a winner, someone that has always succeeded without difficulty but the opposite is true in Vigdis' life. Despite endless obstacles she never stops dreaming of a brighter future. VIGDIS is an inspirational story of hope and integrity.

VIGDIS is a four part drama-series based on the inspiring true story of the first woman in the world to be democratically elected president. The series tells Vigdis' story from when she was a teenager in the late 1940s up until she decides to run for president against three male candidates in 1980. Vigdis carries the aura of a winner, someone that has always succeeded without difficulty but the opposite is true in Vigdis' life. Despite endless obstacles she never stops dreaming of a brighter future. VIGDIS is an inspirational story of hope and integrity. VIGDIS tells the true story of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, a well-behaved perfectionist who wants to rebel against the norm. She is an ordinary girl and longs to have the same opportunities as her younger brother. The series is about this unique woman, her triumphs and sorrows, insecurities and self-doubts and her remarkably courageous decision to run for president in 1980 when equal rights were still far out of reach. A woman running for president was already shocking, but the fact that she was a single mother made it almost unimaginable. The series concludes on the monumental day when she becomes the first woman in history to be elected president.