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Five comedians take on a variety of tasks designed to test their creativity and wit, supervised by Jóhann Alfreð and judged by Taskmaster Ari Eldjárn. An Icelandic adaptation of the UK series Taskmaster.
Having just retired from the Danish Secret Service, Ditte Jensen has settled into a small apartment building in Reykjavík. Possessing a strong sense of justice, she doesn't hesitate to get involved in her neighbours' problems and help them.
Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Saga gets hit by a fierce epileptic attack walking in a public park with her six-year-old son resulting in a total memory loss. Afraid of being considered unable to take care of her son, Saga attempts to hide her state from others and occupies herself digging for the answers she needs from within. As she struggles to gather bits and pieces from her forgotten life, repressed memories that Saga unconsciously blocked as a child suddenly start to come back, revealing a painful truth about herself and her past.
The Magician is a strong and personal story, about how one‘s imagination can help make unbearable situation bearable.
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery about a Crime Detective who is sent to a small community in Iceland to help a local policewoman investigate a suspicious accident. Together they unravel a mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths.
The Ice Climber is a documentary about Gudmundur Hafsteinn, a 10 year old Icelandic boy, who is a climber by nature. He practices climbing at an in-door climbing house. As his ability in climbing develops, his family takes him on a journey where he gets to try climbing a real cliff. This has been the boys dream and the purpose of his climbing practice. The journey finally brings him to a wall of ice where the young boy meets his ultimate challenge. Can he do it?
Áramótaskaup: 2016 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.
A former police officer gets an unexpected guest on Christmas day.
Balance is a documentary about Bryndís Pétursdóttir, geopathic stress, electromagnetic waves and the effects on these invisible and untouchable phenomena on the well-being of people. Bryndís senses those waves and makes them harmless with the Balance cube she invented. We meet people she assists and hear explanations and counter-arguments from specialists who research those waves.
Ragnar, straight out of hospital, orders a taxi-driver around Reykjavik in order to find a three layered chocolate box. He wants to repay a nurse for her good service at the hospital. After each unsuccessful stop at various grocery stores, his daughter, Hrönn, gets increasingly agitated in the back seat of the cab. Tension between father and daughter build to a peak, and it becomes crucial for Hrönn to confront her father for the first time in her life.
Sigga, an Icelandic artist, is performing abroad at a high end party. Afterwards she goes to the hotel bar and runs into an Icelandic flight crew there on a stopover. Sigga decides to party with them with unforeseen consequences.
A small town paper delivery boy sees the world in a different light when he peeks through his neighbor's window.
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After the death of his father, a private investigator in Iceland leads his own search to discover what really happened.
TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.
Edna Lupita investigates her life with the help of two professional actors who strive to connect her past to her present, her mental illness, and her suicidal thoughts.
A man walks into a shop and meets a girl.
Magnús Magnússon´s captivating footage gives viewers the opportunity to experience Icelandic nature in a unique way. The film portrays the lives of two gyr falcon couples in the North of Iceland. The viewer follows their struggle to raise chicks under harsh conditions. In the Realm of the Gyr Falcon is fascinating cinema for all those interested in birds and Icelandic nature.
