Halla, a music teacher leading a double life, is about to see her dream of adopting a little girl come true. Against a backdrop of environmental mayhem, an off-the-wall, lighthearted and poetic portrait of an Icelandic activist approaching 50.
A follow-up to Of Horses and Men, Benedikt Erlingsson’s second feature is a cross between heartwarming comedy and ecoterrorist suspense. Halla, a music teacher waging a relentless battle against the local aluminum industry, finds her political convictions called into question when her plans to adopt a little girl start coming together. Employing delightfully off-the-wall musical interludes and taking full advantage of Iceland’s magnificent landscapes, Woman at War is grounded...
Feature film , Comedy
ICELAND, France, Ukraine | 101 minutes | 2018
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