Old Thorgeir must leave his home far off in the icelandic 'countryside' and move into a home for senior citizens in Reykjavik. There he meets an old friend from his childhood, Stella. Thorgeir soon becomes unhappy living there and together with Stella he steals a jeep.Together they leave the city for Stella's old home in northwestern Iceland.
This drama film has the meaning of life, how important is it to have a long life if you have to leave everything that has a meaning for you?
Cast:
Gísli Halldórsson ... Þorgeir
Sigríður Hagalín ... Stella
Baldvin Halldórsson ... Varðstjóri
Björn Karlsson ... Drukkinn maður
Bruno Ganz ... Engill
Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir ... Kona um nótt (as Bryndís Petra Bragadóttir)
Egill Ólafsson ... Lögregluþjónn
Eiríkur Guðmundsson ... Línumaður
Guðbrandur Gíslason ... Forstöðumaður
Hafliði Magnússon ... Verkstjóri
Hallmar Sigurðsson ... Þorlákur
Hallur Hallsson ... Fréttamaður
Karl Jónatansson ... Harmonikkuleikari
Jóhann Sigurðsson ... Lögregluþjónn
Jón Ólafsson ... Söngvari
Audio: Icelandic
Subtitles: English, Danish, German, & French