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  • 2021
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  • 2021
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Summary When we first meet Inga (Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir), she is midwifing a calf in the middle of another back-breaking day on the small, nearly bankrupt dairy farm she shares with her husband, Reynir (Hinrik Ólafsson). She is one of many hard-working farmers in her region who work under a bureaucratic co-operative that, having fallen out of ...

Directed By: Grímur Hákonarson

Written By: Grímur Hákonarson

  • 2021
  • Dekanalog
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2021
  • Dekanalog
  • 1 h 32 m

The County

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary When we first meet Inga (Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir), she is midwifing a calf in the middle of another back-breaking day on the small, nearly bankrupt dairy farm she shares with her husband, Reynir (Hinrik Ólafsson). She is one of many hard-working farmers in her region who work under a bureaucratic co-operative that, having fallen out of ...

Directed By: Grímur Hákonarson

Written By: Grímur Hákonarson

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85
Apr 28, 2021
Don’t expect any inspiring schmaltz from The County, but for those looking to understand the global nature of the struggles faced by those who dare to resist all-encompassing economic organizations, this movie delivers the goods.
By Marshall Shaffer FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 28, 2021
Egilsdóttir centres it all wonderfully as the lugubrious Inga, bemused to find herself slowly transforming into a champion of the underdog.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 28, 2021
The drama may be down to earth, but that doesn’t stop the film – or indeed its protagonist – from dreaming big, and daring to look beyond the horizon.
By Mark Kermode FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 28, 2021
It's a credit to Hákonarson's poised execution of his own bare-bones script that both worst- and best- case scenarios seem possible once Inga finds allies in the community.
By Sophie Monks Kaufman FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 28, 2021
This western-tinged, visceral Icelandic drama deserves as large an audience as possible.
By Christopher Machell FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 28, 2021
The County shows that it only takes one person to beat the drum for change to occur. But it also posits just how sinister the opposition can be when its livelihood of means is threatened in the process. I think Hákonarson could have gone further with this aspect of the film because there’s some real suspense built as far as who should be blamed for the tragedy that sparks Inga’s crusade.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
67
Apr 28, 2021
Hákonarson alternates between crowd-pleasing defiance . . . and a downbeat assessment of how much change is realistically possible, never fully committing to either mode. The result feels less complex than just wishy-washy.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Netop Films, Haut et Court, ONE TWO Films, Profile Pictures, Icelandic Film Center, Det Danske Filminstitut, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Eurimages, Council of Europe, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Ríkisútvarpið-Sjónvarp (RÚV), Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR), ARTE
Release Date Apr 30, 2021
Duration 1 h 32 m
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Website https://www.hautetcourt.com/films/mjolk/
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Awards

Edda Awards, Iceland
• 4 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Göteborg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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