Woman at War

Name: Woman at War
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Released: March 1, 2019
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Charlotte Bøving, Gunnar Bersi Björnsson, Halldór Halldórsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Haraldur Stefansson

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: March 1, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Charlotte Bøving, Gunnar Bersi Björnsson, Halldór Halldórsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Haraldur Stefansson, Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, Iryna Danyleiko, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Jörundur Ragnarsson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, Olena Lavrenyuk, Saga Garðarsdóttir, Solveig Arnaldsdottir, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, Vala Kristin Eiriksdottir

Summary: Halla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism toHalla is a fifty-year-old independent woman. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminum industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminum smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and savior of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminum industry a crippling blow.… Expand

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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Kenneth Turan

Feb 28, 2019

With a masterful melding of the serious, the comic, the ridiculous and the musical, Woman at War is joyful to experience though difficult to sum up. Read full review

Steve Pond

Nov 19, 2018

Woman at War is a beautiful hoot. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Sep 12, 2018

Filmmaker Erlingsson has an eye for detail, a flair for the absurd – a sousaphone-based trio pops up here and there – and a deft touch with social commentary and political satire. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

May 18, 2018

There are a few standout scenes in War's closing reels, as well as a few cleverly executed twists, yet Erlingsson doesn't let them undercut the movie's emotional sway. Read full review

Ty Burr

Mar 14, 2019

Because it’s an Icelandic movie, and absurdism seems to bubble up in the hot springs and the bloodstreams, Woman at War exudes a puckish sense of humor even as it deals with dire matters. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Mar 6, 2019

A movie as intensely subjective as Woman at War had better have an actress deserving of unwavering attention, and Erlingsson has found her in Geirharosdottir, who proves to be supremely at ease with both the physical demands of the film and its trickier internal journeys (not to mention a neat bit of visual legerdemain). Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 18, 2018

It is an attractive and sympathetic performance from Geirharðsdóttir as Halla. Read full review

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rayjay

Aug 13, 2019

I have been to Iceland, and the film does a great job on featuring the landscape and people there. Interesting environmental film that's not entirely one-sided. Has some dry humor also.