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Under the Glacier (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 91 mins · Icelandic
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- Directed by
- Guðný Halldórsdóttir
- Starring
- Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Ágúst Guðmundsson, Egill Ólafsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Þórhallur Sigurðsson, Valgeir Skagfjörð
Umbi, an emissary of the bishop, is sent to Snæfell glacier to investigate the conduct of the aging pastor Jón Prímus. Rumors claim a corpse is frozen in the ice. Equipped with a tape recorder and notebook, he questions eccentric locals, whose evasive answers pull him into bizarre events, turning the detached observer into an active participant.
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