Regína is 10 years old. Her mother, Margrét, works at a home for the elderly and her father is dead. The story begins one sunny summer morning when kids are leaving for the summer camp and Regína has been told she cannot go. While alone at home killing time she discovers her gift, which is hypnotizing singing. Her friend Pétur shows his talent for finding words that rhyme and together they increase the power of singing.
Acting
Sigurbjörg Alma Ingólfsdóttir carries the whole film at age ten.
Cinematography
Icelandic summer light that makes loneliness look beautiful.
Director
María Sigurðardóttir
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director María Sigurðardóttir was primarily a theater director and this remains her only feature film.
Baltasar Kormákur, who plays the mother's love interest Ívar, would become Iceland's most internationally successful director (Everest, Adrift).
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