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Original name: Ljósbrot
English name: When The Light Breaks
Year: 2024
Run time: 82 minutes
Language: Icelandic
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Producer: Heather Millard, Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cast: Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir, Baldur Einarsson, Gunnar Hrafn Kristjánsson, Ágúst Wigum
Screenplay: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cinematographer: Sophia Olsson FSF
Editor: Andri Steinn Guðjónsson
Sound Designer: Ranko Paukovic
Music Composer: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Costume Designer: Helga Rós. V. Hannam
Production Designer: Hulda Helgadóttir
Production Company: Compass Films & Halibut
World Sales: The Party Film Sales
Rúnar Rúnarsson’s feature career starts in 2011 when he presents his debut film Volcano at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. The film receives 17 international awards in a vast number of festivals. His second feature Sparrows (2015) also has an impressive festival run, with 20 international awards and la Concha Ora, the main prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Four years later, after being selected for the Cannes Atelier, his third feature film Echo premieres at the Locarno Film Festival, and wins 6 international awards.
When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
