Godland
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
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Cast
16 people
Elliott Crosset Hove
Lucas
Known for
The Chestnut Man
The Bridge
Vic Carmen Sonne
Anna
Known for
The Girl with the Needle
Azrael
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Ragnar
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Jacob Lohmann
Carl
Known for
The Guilty
Enforcement
Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
Ida
Known for
A White, White Day
Waage Sandø
Vincent
Known for
Follow the Money
1864
Hilmar Guðjónsson
Translator
Also in
The Danish Woman
Either Way
Gunnar Bragi Þorsteinsson
Gunnar
No other roles listed
Friðrik Friðriksson
Friðrik
Guðmundur Samúelsson
Accordion player
No other roles listed
Snæbjörg Guðmundsdóttir
Snæsa
No other roles listed
Birta Maria Gunnarsdottir
Young bride
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Hlynur Pálmason Director · Alex Zhang Hungtai Composer Maria von Hausswolff Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $5M · United States release February 3, 2023
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,560,518
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Maneki Films
Production
Snowglobe
Production
Join Motion Pictures
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Garagefilm International
Production
Snowglobe Films
Production
Denmark · France · Iceland · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Vanskabte land
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · Icelandic
Release dates
France · May 24, 2022
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Denmark · December 1, 2022
Theatrical
United States · February 3, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · June 20, 2023
Digital
United States
September 3, 2022 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 19, 2022 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · AFI Fest
November 21, 2023 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Argentina
August 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
December 1, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
March 24, 2023 · Theatrical
France
December 21, 2022 · Theatrical
April 27, 2023 · Digital · VOD
May 16, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
August 8, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
August 8, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
August 8, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
August 8, 2025 · TV · Arte
Greece
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
January 5, 2023
Japan
March 30, 2024 · Theatrical
Poland
January 16, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 20, 2023 · Premiere · Diaspora Film Festival
February 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 10, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 26, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 7, 2023 · Limited theatrical
April 7, 2023 · Digital
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