The Swan
6.3
When young Sól is sent to live with her distant countryside relatives for a summer, she becomes entangled in a dramatic rite of passage with a mysterious farmhand, Jón, and the farmer’s daughter, Ásta.
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Thorvaldur Kristjansson
Jón
Known for
Dracula Untold
Black's Game
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Karl
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Grima Valsdóttir
Sól
Also in
You and me
My Promised Land
Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir
Ásta
Also in
The Minister
The Flatey Enigma
Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir
Ólöf
Also in
Agnes Joy
The Love That Remains
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Frægur leikari
Known for
Lamb
101 Reykjavik
Laufey Elíasdóttir
Marianna
Known for
A White, White Day
Gestur Einar Jónasson
Maður á útihátíð
Also in
The Icelandic Shock Station
Under the Glacier
Þorleifur Einarsson
Bjössi
Known for
Rams
Ása Hjörleifsdóttir Director · Gudbergur Bergsson Author Martin Neumeyer Cinematographer
First release September 9, 2017 · Produced in Germany, Iceland, Estonia · Production Junafilm, Kopli Kinokompanii
Production
Vintage Pictures
Production
Junafilm
Production
Kopli Kinokompanii
Production
Germany · Iceland · Estonia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Svanurinn
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
Germany · September 9, 2017
Toronto International Film Festival
Iceland · January 5, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 10, 2017 · Premiere
France
October 9, 2019 · Theatrical
January 23, 2021 · TV · Arte
Sweden
July 27, 2018 · Theatrical
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