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Godland

Original title: Vanskabte land
  • 2022
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9K
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Elliott Crosset Hove in Godland (2022)
At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.
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At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, h... Read allAt the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.

  • Director
    • Hlynur Pálmason
  • Writer
    • Hlynur Pálmason
  • Stars
    • Elliott Crosset Hove
    • Ingvar Sigurdsson
    • Vic Carmen Sonne
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hlynur Pálmason
    • Writer
      • Hlynur Pálmason
    • Stars
      • Elliott Crosset Hove
      • Ingvar Sigurdsson
      • Vic Carmen Sonne
    • 47User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 44 nominations total

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    Elliott Crosset Hove
    Elliott Crosset Hove
    • Lucas
    Ingvar Sigurdsson
    Ingvar Sigurdsson
    • Ragnar
    • (as Ingvar Sigurðsson)
    Vic Carmen Sonne
    Vic Carmen Sonne
    • Anna
    Jacob Lohmann
    Jacob Lohmann
    • Carl
    • (as Jacob Hauberg Lohmann)
    Hilmar Guðjónsson
    Hilmar Guðjónsson
    • Translator
    Waage Sandø
    • Vincent
    Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir
    • Ida
    Snæbjörg Guðmundsdóttir
    • Snæsa
    Friðrik Hrafn Reynisson
    • Frikki
    Friðrik Friðriksson
    • Friðrik
    • (as Friðrik Snær Friðriksson)
    Gunnar Bragi Þorsteinsson
    • Gunnar
    Ingvar Þórðarson
    Ingvar Þórðarson
    • Wool & grass man
    Ingimundur Grétarsson
    • Postman
    Birta Gunnarsdóttir
    • Young Bride
    Ísar Svan Gautason
    • Young Groom
    Kristinn Guðmundsson
    • Wrestler
    Svanavatns Jökull Darri
    • Ragnars hund
    Guðmundur Samúelsson
    • Accordion Player
    • Director
      • Hlynur Pálmason
    • Writer
      • Hlynur Pálmason
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    User reviews47

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    8EthicalBanana

    A photographic achievement

    Visuals: 10/10. Sound design: 10/10. Storyline: 10/10. Where this film loses me is primarily the storytelling and dialogue. Some things happened in this movie that just felt odd and out of place. Some characters said/did things that made me feel like i had missed a huge part of the movie. The dialogue was a huge reason that the storytelling was inadequate. All the characters feel, though seemingly on purpose, extremely stiff and nothing they say flows at all. However, like I said, that was probably Hlynur Palmason's intention for the movie is an adaption of simple photographs which is evident in the cinematography. This film is not really a movie so much as a slideshow, which, although it makes for stunning photography and a unique shtick, makes the characters less relatable. However, I must say there were moments near the end where a felt a strong bond with the protagonist that I hadn't expected throughout the first hour and a half.
    7CinemaSerf

    Godland

    Fr. Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) is despatched by his bishop to a remote settlement in Iceland where he is charged with building a church and establishing a parish. Upon arrival, he is met by "Ragnar" (Ingvar Sigurdsson) - a rather unwelcoming man, who is tasked with guiding him to the hamlet many days trek away. Their journey tests the mettle of the young priest. The hostility of the environment, the indifference of his travelling companions, the cold, the wind, the rain - all of these make him consider seriously what he is doing and whether he actually has the faith. His exhaustion causes him to finally fall from his horse and upon wakening we discover that he has luckily arrived at his destination and is being nursed by "Anna" (Vic Carmen Sonne). He is broadly welcomed and the construction of his church proceeds but he is not a man at ease with his surroundings, his new-found parishioners and but for an increasingly close relationship with "Anna" would be an inch from despair. Is this a place where he can settle and live? The cinematography is gorgeous - make sure you take a jumper when you watch it. The sheer inhospitableness of this island. It was hardly a place for the indigenous ponies, it is certainly not a place for a clergyman used to home comforts now reduced to sleeping in a thin canvas tent! He was a photographer - and the film is inspired by a small collection of his photographs that were found. It was possibly this photography that he felt gave him a purpose as the man we see at the end bears little resemblance to the one we meet in Denmark at the beginning. This features a very strong performance from Hove. He manages the transformation of his character well and that encourages us to feel invested in him and his conflict. I did not enjoy, nor really understand, the last fifteen minutes. The story takes a turn for the brutal and the tragic in a way that seemed to me unnecessary and somewhat inexplicable. Cause and effect - but why? Perhaps I missed something? Anyway, this is well worth watching and though a bit long, is quite thought-provoking at times.
    7eddie_baggins

    A visual feast with an odd and hard to love story

    Unlikely to appeal to anyone seeking a film experience that features a straight forward narrative or easy to digest themes/events, Hlynur Pálmason's Denmark backed and Iceland shot epic is a film happy to enthral and mystify in equal measure, creating an offering that is at times majestic and at other times frustrating but one that at all times provides some of the most hauntingly beautiful captured imagery of the modern era.

    Inspired by a series of photographs discovered in Iceland that were taken by a visiting Danish priest in the early 19th century, Godland follows the adventures of Elliott Crosset Hove's young Danish priest Lucas who finds himself tasked with venturing to the rugged lands of Iceland to establish the good word of God only to find his mission constantly running into roadblocks, roadblocks that threaten to destroy Lucas's faith, his sanity and his very life.

    Creating an off-putting mood not dissimilar to the feeling the character of Lucas would be dealing with, Godland is an unnerving and uncomfortable film in many ways, as we like Lucas find ourselves in an unfamiliar setting with little context or background about what has come before and what is still too come and while at times early on it may appear as though Pálmason's film is heading in a certain direction, it remains an unpredictable and frequently surprising feature in ways both good and bad.

    Throughout this strange tale, seeped deep in Icelandic custom and lore, Pálmason and his director of photography Maria von Hausswolff create some of the most eye capturing imagery you're likely to see from the cinematic medium, from raging waterfalls, precarious cliff top paths or decomposing horses, Godland is overflowing with visual beauty that won't soon be forgotten by engaged viewers giving this film an almost Malick like majesty that its story and characters are unable to match.

    Most prominent with Lucas who is a hard central figure to warm too and joined by a plot-line that isn't always easy to understand from a point of view of clearly identifying its message or meanings, Godland isn't an easy film to fall in love with, despite its incredible artistic achievements, making it somewhat of a missed opportunity to create a modern day classic that explores themes of God, love and ones place in the wider world.

    Final Say -

    Visually one of the most spectacular and memorable offerings of the year, Godland's strange story and equally strange characters make it a film hard to warm too despite its many noteworthy technical accomplishments.

    3 1/2 fireside stories out of 5.

    Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)
    7rubenm

    Very slow, very beautiful

    At least twice during this film, the director uses a bold and spectacular cinematographic gimmick. In the shots, lasting several minutes, the camera turns very slowly around in a 360-degree movement. These shots are almost mini-films within the film. In the second one, the camera captures a village wedding party, with musicians, dancers and children playing. Wonderful to look at.

    There are more beautiful shots in the film. One shows a dead horse, slowly decaying in a series of identical shots, but filmed in different seasons. Has the director filmed the entire process during a full year? It's possible, there is enough space in the immense expanse of Iceland's remote wilderness.

    Apart from the 19th century Danish priest who is the story's protagonist, the Icelandic landscape is really the most important element in the film. In the first part, there really isn't much else. After having arrived by ship, the priest travels on horseback through the barren landscape, accompanied by some taciturn Icelanders. When he arrives at a village in order to build a new church, the story concentrates on the tension between the Icelanders and the priest, who is not only seen as a representative of an oppressive country, but also seems ill-prepared for the physical challenges of the primitive Icelandic lifestyle.

    In order to give this simple story an extra dimension, the priest is also a photographer, making portraits of the people he meets. In the 19th century, this was an elaborate process involving eggwhite and silver. The director wants us to believe it is the recent discovery of those photo's, which survived the centuries, that made him reconstruct the priest's journey.

    For me, the film ticked several boxes. I have hiked through the Icelandic interior, and yes, the landscape really is amazing. I also like slow cinema, and this is very slow cinema. Thirdly, this film also contains some food for thought about religion. Officially, the Danish priest and the Icelandic villagers share the same religion, but the way they experience it couldn't be more different.
    8utah_cos

    Beautifully filmed tribute to the Icelandic landscape and the people that used to live there

    The film has some amazing imagery, it is intriguing, it has drama, mistery and above all, it shows the dominant force of nature, that is depicted as far more powerful than the ephemeral characters that try to make a living on earth.

    I found it as an odd to nature, to specifically the Icelandic harsh but majestic natural landscape and to the way people used to respect this. It is a great movie in many ways.

    However, it's plot is slow-moving, the scenes are extremely long, do not expect to be entertained as it is the complete opposite of a fast-action, Hollywood-style movie. It is often rather boring and there is the real danger that the 2 hours and 23 minutes to pass rather slow to you as it did to me. I has the impression that the movie could have been just as deep and beautiful lasting only say 1 hours and 45 minutes.

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    • Trivia
      The title of the film in Danish (Vanskabte Land) Icelandic translates to something more like "wretched land" or perhaps "godforsaken land" rather than "Godland" in the English title.
    • Goofs
      In one scene a character is seen playing a Scandalli accordion. This is an anachronism: the story takes place at the end of the 19th century while the Scandalli brothers began producing accordions in the early 20th century and the Scandalli company was founded in 1916.
    • Quotes

      Carl: Sorry, Lucas, but you must have fallen off your horse...

    • Crazy credits
      Seventeen horses and two dogs are credited as cast or extras. Three horses have 'in memory of' credits.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Oscars 2024: The Best Films from around the World (2023)
    • Soundtracks
      Det er hvidt herude
      Performed by Vic Carmen Sonne

      Lyrics by Steen Steensen Blicher

      Composed by Thomas Laub

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2022 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Iceland
      • France
      • Sweden
    • Official sites
      • Janus Films
      • New Europe Film Sales
    • Languages
      • Danish
      • Icelandic
    • Also known as
      • Земля Бога
    • Filming locations
      • Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Snowglobe Films
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      • Maneki Films
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    • Budget
      • €5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,735
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,560,518
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 23m(143 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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