Andið eðlilega

Two lives full of misfortunes, one a young single Icelandic woman with a child, who is also a border police employee, with many difficulties to make ends meet and the other an African woman fleeing from Guinea and who is caught in Iceland in transit to Canada holding a false passport, At the beginning they show mutual distrust, but in time sudden events make them close together.. It is neither an exciting nor a boring movie. If you fancy Iceland, an exotic corner of the world, just watch it

As if on a tight suspension rope, this understated film reminds us that the smallest of margin of errors can often result to your destiny changing cataclysmically. The carefully interwoven story of two quietly powerful women, both having faced demons in their past and trying to start over but are facing significant challenges on their own journeys both metaphorically and literally, will get you thinking about moments when they have gone your way on the basis of trivial circumstances or gone against you in the blink of an eye on the slightest random detail.

Very riveting viewing - have to hold your breath a few times. Brilliantly shot, every frame.

An excellent film with superb cast and acting. A very human and touching story with little in the way of embellishment. Most impressed with the films that Iceland is now producing.

I'd watch it again.

This slow, but correctly paced, film is one that every person should see. It's not the type of film for everyone though. This is one of those films that is straight forward basically one main plot and comes directly at you pushing its message as the main theme and leaves it for you to decide in the end. The message is clear.....life is hard and when you least expect it, there's good out there. This film shows the struggle of two different women and how they are working to make a better life for their families. One a native Icelandic, one an asylum seeking refugee, two totally different women, on seperate yet basically the same path that intersects and shows us that kindness and perseverance can prevail. The mood is somber, the scenery cold bleak, the pace slow. This film works though do to the controversial subject being explored and the way the actors, direction, production and script put it together. Won't be for everyone but worth the watch.