Under the Glacier

Year: 1989

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Icelandic

Director: Guðný Halldórsdóttir

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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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