Helga Arnardóttir

Birta overhears her mother’s phone conversation. She is saying to a friend that, due to her financial problems, she won’t be able to afford the family Christmas. Strong and responsible Birta decides to find a way to raise money but it’s not so easy when you’re only 11 years old.

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

After surviving a brutal assault, a young lawyer moves into a historic Reykjavik flat—only to sense she’s not alone. As eerie events and the flat’s violent past close in on her, she must confront her deepest fears before her mind—or something darker—destroys her.