A middle aged worker does all he can to provide his wife and daughter with good living conditions. They are ungrateful and do not return his affections. When he has an accident at work and goes home in the afternoon, he finds the time to think about how to solve the communication problems in his family. This takes however an unforeseen route.
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Þórhallur Sigurðsson
Known for
Legends of Valhalla: Thor
Pálína Jónsdóttir
Also in
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Lilja Þórisdóttir
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Sense8
Þorvarður Helgason
Also in
Land and Sons
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Bergur Þór Ingólfsson
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Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Also in
The Danish Woman
Agnes
Júlíus Kemp Director · Börkur Gunnarsson Screenplay Jón Karl Helgason Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1998 · Produced in Iceland · Original title Sjálfvirkinn
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The Icelandic Film Company
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Iceland
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Original title
Sjálfvirkinn
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Icelandic
Release dates
Iceland · January 1, 1998
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