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  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 2 h 9 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 2 h 9 m

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.

Directed By: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Written By: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 2 h 9 m
  • 2017
  • Unrated
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 2 h 9 m

Heartstone

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 16 User Ratings
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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.

Directed By: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Written By: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

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83
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.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By Sarah Ward FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 28, 2017
Despite its need for serious narrative compression, this remains an emotionally authentic, often poignant look at growing up and growing aware.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
60
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.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Join Motion Pictures, SF Studios
Release Date Sep 29, 2017
Duration 2 h 9 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.jmp.is/
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Awards

Edda Awards, Iceland
• 9 Wins & 16 Nominations
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Angers European First Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

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