Woman at War
“Halla is a choir teacher. She's also a saboteur.”
Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.
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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Halla / Ása
Known for
Metalhead
Of Horses and Men
Jóhann Sigurðarson
Sveinbjörn
Known for
Trapped
101 Reykjavik
Davíð Þór Jónsson
Pianist / Accordion Player
Also in
Dorks & Damsels
Reykjavík
Magnús Trygvason Eliassen
Drummer
Ómar Guðjónsson
Sousaphone Player
Iryna Danyleiko
Ukrainian Choir Singer
No other roles listed
Galyna Goncharenko
Ukrainian Choir Singer
No other roles listed
Susanna Kurpenko
Ukrainian Choir Singer
No other roles listed
Jörundur Ragnarsson
Baldvin
Known for
Rams
Reykjavik-Rotterdam
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada
Juan Camillo
Charlotte Bøving
Adoption agency lady
Known for
Rams
Of Horses and Men
Björn Thors
The Prime Minister
Known for
Katla
The Valhalla Murders
Benedikt Erlingsson Director · Ólafur Egill Egilsson Screenplay Davíð Þór Jónsson Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release March 1, 2019 · Produced in France, Iceland, Ukraine
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Slot Machine
Production
Gulldrengurinn
Production
Vintage Pictures
Production
Köggull Filmworks
Production
Solar Media Entertainment
Production
Ukrainian State Film Agency
Production
Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Production
France · Iceland · Ukraine
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kona fer í stríð
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
English · Icelandic · Spanish · Ukrainian
Release dates
France · May 12, 2018
Premiere · Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Film Festival
Iceland · May 22, 2018
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · June 4, 2019
Digital
United States
October 12, 2018 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
June 4, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Afghanistan
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Argentina
September 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Australia
June 15, 2018 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
December 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
January 31, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 23, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
September 1, 2018 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
July 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
September 27, 2018 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
November 6, 2018 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical
November 5, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
October 4, 2018 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 31, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
December 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Japan
March 9, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 6, 2018 · Premiere · Noordelijk Film Festival
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
March 5, 2019 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 20, 2018 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Norway
September 26, 2018 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
January 25, 2019 · Theatrical
July 1, 2022 · Digital
Poland
June 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical
February 21, 2022 · TV · RTP 2
Romania
October 12, 2018 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 26, 2020 · Premiere · Nordic Film Festival
Slovakia
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 17, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 6, 2018 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 26, 2019 · Premiere · Gothenburg Film Festival
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 15, 2018 · Theatrical · French
November 1, 2018 · Theatrical · German
January 24, 2019 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
October 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Filmekimi
March 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 13, 2018 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
September 16, 2018 · Theatrical
May 22, 2021 · TV
United Kingdom
October 19, 2018 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 3, 2019 · Theatrical
September 16, 2019 · Digital
September 16, 2019 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Uruguay
January 6, 2019 · Premiere · José Ignacio International Film Festival
February 20, 2020 · Theatrical
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