yokolino

In this movie, people don't talk so much as ordinary movies, however their faces, eyes, gestures express very strongly their feelings, coming danger, hard condition living in the nature.

Very beautiful movie with beautiful views and pure people.

Poor families In the barrack district in Reykjavik in 50's. Mother who gets married and moves to America leaving her children. Grown-up boy sticking around with his gang and violence. His younger brother with bad self-confidence and the tragedy, which wakes up his wild brother to consider of his own life. The film is full of tragedies, miserable and disparate people. But, so amazing, the film ends peacefully with "Charles Chaplin" and the opera singing boy. This ending doesn't however let the audiences forget what happened with the family before, and even though, you get hope of bright future of the family. Very unique film with any possible elements of life. The Icelandic language spies the film too with its beautiful sounds.

Without remarkable camera moving and background music, the film presents Vienna as depressing city, where young people come to full of hope and ambition but still stick around with their dreams, which don't come true. No famous spots of Vienna are seen in this film, and it makes the film even more depressing one. To judge the film good one or one, it depends on what you're expecting from the film. You will not see any masterpiece there, nor entertainment. But if you would like to consider of meaning of life for a while, the film will give you some hints.