Heartstone

Name: Heartstone
Genre: Drama
Released: September 29, 2017
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Baldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir, Jónína Þórdís Karlsdóttir, Katla Njálsdóttir

2017

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Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: September 29, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Baldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir, Jónína Þórdís Karlsdóttir, Katla Njálsdóttir, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Rán Ragnarsdóttir, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson, Søren Malling

Summary: A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.

Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 129 min

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The Playlist Jessica Kiang

Sep 28, 2017

Beautifully shot, touchingly performed and delivered with a thrillingly atmospheric sense of place, Heartstone lets us meditate on these themes during that long last summer, when childhood seems like it’s going to extend, agonizingly, forever, only for it to be snapped abruptly away like a shout on the wind. Read full review

Sarah Ward

Sep 25, 2017

Affecting as well as perceptive in how it intimately depicts the awkward blossoming of youth, Heartstone wades into the crowded coming-of-age genre with just the right amount of confidence, compassion and clear-eyed style. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Sep 28, 2017

Despite its need for serious narrative compression, this remains an emotionally authentic, often poignant look at growing up and growing aware. Read full review

David Rooney

Sep 28, 2017

Sensitive performances from the young cast ensure that the story ultimately acquires poignancy, and the arresting physical setting helps disguise the familiarity of some of its coming-of-age signposts. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Sep 28, 2017

Sympathetic as Thor’s journey to awareness is, Heartstone’s languid, rollingly repetitive storytelling never quite justifies its weighted focus on his character at the expense of his friend’s more active anguish; a more judicious edit could place both in sharper relief. Read full review

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sanyrub

Aug 26, 2018

Beautiful portray of what a relationship for two people can be, different for each one of those people. The film is hard to watch at times. It´s realistic but also with some unnecessary shots at the beggining which apart from cruel, make you hate pretty much all the characters at first.Beautiful portray of what a relationship for two people can be, different for each one of those people. The film is hard to watch at times. It´s realistic but also with some unnecessary shots at the beggining which apart from cruel, make you hate pretty much all the characters at first. Thankfully that changes and it develops in this beautiful (but sad) interaction between these two teenagers and includes very emotional scenes and warm reactions too. I just wish we all could learn once and for all to be kinder with our environment, something I´m not sure the people responsible for this film are aware of, just like the other review here said. But the story itself is well done. Best character the blonde kid.… Expand

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