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A young man has to go to the hospital for an operation. Upon his arrival he watches paramedics roll out a deceased person from the hospital room he is about to be checked in to. Lying in bed with nothing to do his mind starts to wander. He strikes up a conversation about life with an old man who paints a rather dark picture of what can happen during one’s stay in a hospital. The old man shares his ironic philosophy on life, causing him great anxiety. Will he make it out alive?

On a perfect summer night in a perfect summer house, Björk introduces her new boyfriend to her sister.

Jake wakes up to a terrible dream as he finds himself locked away in a small concrete cell. He must fight to survive the claustrophobic isolation as he tries to hold onto sanity. How will Jake escape his imprisonment? Will he? Only time will tell.

The music video for the song track depicts the drowning of a young child, who is, towards the end of the video, rescued by a diver and, as in the "Glósóli" video, whether the child survives is left for the viewer to decide.

How do you like Iceland? is a documentary about foreigners' perception of Icelanders. The film is mainly based on interviews with 37 foreigners from 9 countries who come from the world of art, sport, business and politics. Many humorous questions and interesting topics arise when the Icelandic nation is examined through the eye of the foreigner: Do foreigners think of Reykjavík as Bangkok of the north? Are the Icelanders an isolated and inbred nation? Or rather special and like no other? Is Icelandic inventiveness fit for export? Is the "pure and unspoiled" nation itself environmentally friendly?

This is the story of the ’68 generation in Iceland. Icelanders who participated in the turmoil that characterized this period tell of their experiences, their backgrounds, and explain why thousands of young people fought for their values in defiance of the prevailing attitudes of previous generations.

A group of school kids on a ski trip start hearing startling news from the radio.

A young single mother explores the issues of waste in food consumption and the fashion industry. Via interviews with various experts, designers and activists, she not only identifies the problems but discovers real-world solutions that can lead to a significant reduction in waste.

Willy, seven years old, is more interested in books than sports while his father, ex-football star, is determined to make a football player out of him. Willy realizes that he cannot live up to his father's expectations but feels compelled to give him what he always wanted. One day, Willy finds a solution to the problem.

Icelandic comedian Jón Gnarr talks about sports, the dangers of airplanes, sheep and many other hilarious things in this classic 1998 stand up.

Balance is a documentary about Bryndís Pétursdóttir, geopathic stress, electromagnetic waves and the effects on these invisible and untouchable phenomena on the well-being of people. Bryndís senses those waves and makes them harmless with the Balance cube she invented. We meet people she assists and hear explanations and counter-arguments from specialists who research those waves.

Iceland looks towards Norway with horror: Salmon rivers are dying, fishermen fear the hook on the door and local communities are in danger. Now, one chance is pointed out to save the fishing.

Joe, fed up with his in-laws, runs away from home. Enjoying his newly gained freedom and his father-in-laws credit card, he seduces a number of girls, buys them expensive presents and wines and dines them. His joyride soon ends when he finds out that his wife - and several other girls - are pregnant.

This film tells the story of a young man who finds a wallet outside his home. This wallet gives him a strange feeling he seldom feels, if felt anytime at all. He doesn't want to steal this wallet but deep inside is something that tells him to do it. And he does. Later on he is plagued with so much guilt that he decides to try and make up for this terrible mistake he feels he has done. But that's where the trouble first begins.

Five Icelandic boys formed a jazz-rock and fusion band called Mezzoforte. Soon they made their hit single "Garden Party" and ahead were days of adventures, travelling and big city lights.

The film is a portrait of the Icelandic sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson, with a significant overview of his life's work.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was born in 1902 in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, but spent his youth in the country. From the age of seventeen on, he traveled and lived abroad, chiefly on the European continent. He was influenced by expressionism and other modern currents in Germany and France. In the mid-twenties he converted to Catholicism, but Laxness's religious period did not last long; during a visit to America he became attracted to socialism, which would later on get him into trouble with the Icelandic authorities and eventually blacklisted in the U.S regardless of excellent sales and good reviews.