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Set in an Icelandic Fjord during the middle of winter, this is story of teenager Noi. Noi has been thrown out of school for missing classes so he fills his days by hanging out with Iris, a petrol station attendant...

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EAN5021866270302

eBay Product ID (ePID)30049442

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ActorThrostur Leo Gunnarsson, Tomas Lemarquis, Elin Hansdottir

Film/TV TitleNoi Albinoi

DirectorDagur Kari

LanguageIcelandic

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time91 Mins

Aspect RatioWide Screen

Release Year2004

FormatDVD

FeaturesInterview with Dagur Kari\Making of Documentary\Deleted Scenes\Dagur Kari Biography, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureIceland

Additional InformationIn a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs for freedom and independence, Noi makes for an excellent character study. His existence is anything but typical given the challenges that the Icelandic climate presents. Noi must shovel the snow away from the front door of his house in order to even open the door and get out in the morning, and he passes his free time firing a rifle at the mighty icicles that hang threateningly from the local hills. When he's not calming his alcoholic father after fits of rage, Noi hangs out at the local gas station where Iris, the beautiful daughter of the local bookshop owner, works. The surprising comic twist, which puts a very different perspective on this otherwise basic tale of Icelandic adolescence, brings a pensive fatalism to NOI.<BR>Director-writer Dagur Kari masterfully directs the small cast of unique characters in this well-paced film debut, while the numbing photography of perpetual ice and snow, and a superb soundtrack of acoustic music by Kari's band Slowblow give the film its reflective, dark mood.

ReviewsSight and Sound - "...Small town youth anomie mixed with Kaurismakian gloom, most charming and sometimes inspired..." (Jonathan Romney), Daily Telegraph - ...A mordant and slyly funny Icelandic film..., The Times - ...Moments of surreal fantasy..., Sleazenation - "[Sleazenation FILM OF THE MONTH] ...An angsty, bristling moodscape of a movie..." (Skye Sherwin), Film Review - ...Inspired... the casting is strong, the script is solid and the direction is occasionally extraordinary..., Dazed and Confused - "...Existential and darkly comic... an impressive and unique debut..." (Dave Calhoun)

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0

Movie/TV TitleNoi Albinoi