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The Sacred Mound

The Sacred Mound

★ 5.3/10•1993•1h 24m•11•Drama

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.

Bo Jönsson · Screenplay

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson · Director

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageIS
Release DateNov 19, 1993

Actors

Steinþór Rafn Matthíasson

Gestur

Alda Sigurðardóttir

Helga

Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason

Helga's Father

Tinna Finnbogadóttir

Kolla

Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Hjalmtyr

Agneta Prytz

Agneta Prytz

Gestur's Grandmother

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Gestur's Mother

Arne Nyberg

Arne Nyberg

Aldís Aðalbjarnardóttir

Andri Garðar Reynisson

Anna S. Karlsdóttir

Arna Björg Jónasdóttir

Arna Bryndís Óskarsdóttir

Atli Freyr Friðbjörnsson

Ásta Guðmundsdóttir

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