Of Horses and Men (2013) ( Hross oss ) ( Of Horses & Men )

Of Horses and Men (2013) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$30.99

Original Title: Hross oss
Alternate Title: Of Horses & Men
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Icelandic ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Icelandic ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Icelandic ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
80 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Iceland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Benedikt Erlingsson

Written By:
Benedikt Erlingsson

Actors:
Ingvar Eggert Sigur?sson ..... Kolbeinn
Charlotte B?ving ..... Solveig
Steinn ?rmann Magnœsson ..... Vernhardur
Helgi Bj?rnsson ..... Egill
Kristbj?rg Kjeld ..... Hildur
Sigr?ur Mara Egilsd›ttir ..... J›hanna
Juan Camillo Roman Estrada ..... Juan Camillo
Kjartan Ragnarsson ..... Grimur
Atli Rafn Sigur?sson ..... ?li
Halld›ra Geirhar?sd›ttir ..... ?sa
Erlingur Gslason ..... Priest
Maria Ellingsen ..... Veterinarian
Kash Erden Baater ..... Gengis

Synopsis:

Kolbeinn loves Solveig and Solveig loves Kolbeinn but Kolbeinn is in love with his prized possession and darling, the mare Grÿna and Grÿna is obsessed with the stallion Brœnn. Spring is coming and the whole community is following the story. This cannot end well. Vernhardur is in love with vodka and the horse Jarpur loves Vernhardur, his master. Aboard a Russian trawler is a mate by the name of Gengis who doesn't have vodka but loves horses like Jarpur. This not going to end well. Grimur has a passion for ancient horse roads but Egill admires barbed wire fences. Grimur owns a horse and a pair of pincers and Egill owns a tractor. This cannot end well. Johanna loves Raudka, her mare, but Raudka is in love with freedom. On the heath by an old summer cottage lies an injured old man. This could have a happy ending. Juan Camillo loves life and nature and is seeking God in the Icelandic highlands but the horse Old Piebald is tired and longs for rest. How will this end? Well, it all ends in the autumn when the horses are herded and men and horses become one great strand of excitement. The autumn round-up of the horses unifies theme, place, objects, time and characters into an ensemble film.

A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses' perception.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 05 March, 2015.