As in Heaven (1992) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1992 · 122 mins · Icelandic

Directed by

Kristín Jóhannesdóttir

Starring

Marteinn Þórsson, Christian Charmetant, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Pierre Vaneck, Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir

Set on a remote farm on Iceland’s rugged west coast in late summer 1936, the film follows young Hrefna, whose grandmother’s stories spark a vivid imagination. As she blends present life with distant history, she mentally journeys back to the tumultuous 14th century, confronting the myths and realities of her ancestors.