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Wikipedia article




'Virgin Mountain' is a 2015 Icelandic drama film directed by Dagur Kri, starring Gunnar Jnsson and Ilmur Kristjnsdttir. Its Icelandic title is 'Fsi' . The world premiere took place at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, where the film was screened on 9 February 2015 in the Berlinale Special program. It was released in Icelandic cinemas on 20 March 2015. It won the prizes for best narrative feature, actor and screenplay at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The film won the 2015 Nordic Council Film Prize.

Plot



The movie tells the story of an Icelandic man in his 40s who lives with his mother and works as ground staff at a nearby airport. He is involved in recreating battlefields on tabletop in his spare time including listening to radio and enjoying meals. On his 42nd birthday Fsi gets a break from his daily routines when he is enrolled in a dance class. He falls in love, but his depressive girlfriend leaves him. He helps his ex-girlfriend to find happiness by rebuilding a dump into a flower boutique shop. Fsi, at the edge of falling back to his routines decides to make changes for himself and takes a trip to Egypt.

Cast



* Gunnar Jnsson as Fsi

* Ilmur Kristjnsdttir as Sjfn

* Sigurjn Kjartansson as Mrur

* Margrt Helga Jhannsdttir as Fjla

* Franziska Una Dagsdttir as Hera

* Arnar Jnsson as Rolf

* rir Smundsson as Elvar

Reception



Stephen Dalton wrote in 'The Hollywood Reporter': "Gunnar Jnsson is an unlikely leading man, but extremely watchable, his physical acting and weary voice conveys both inner torment and purity of heart. Kristjnsdttir also radiates agreeably offbeat charm as Sjfn, even if her hangdog angel character that aches for pity would be more at home in a country and western song than in contemporary Iceland. ... A lightweight portrait of a potentially heavy subject, Kris fourth feature is an effortlessly likeable addition to his body of work, but too sweet and gentle to leave much of a lasting impression."

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