2018 ‘Kona fer í stríð’ Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson
Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Jóhann Sigurðarson Jörundur Ragnarsson Haraldur Ari Stefánsson Olena Lavreniuk Juan Camillo Roman Estrada Thorir Sæmundsson Vala Kristin Eiriksdottir Jón Gnarr Margaryta Hilska Hilmir Snær Guðnason Björn Thors Helga Braga Jónsdóttir Þorsteinn Guðmundsson Charlotte Bøving Iryna Danyleiko Galyna Goncharenko Susanna Kurpenko Magnús Trygvason Eliassen Saga garðarsdóttir Halldór Halldórsson Omar Gudjonsson Albert Halldórsson Hjörleifur Hjantarsson Einakur Stephensen Antoine Huré Jon Johanson David Thor Jonsson Gunnar Bersi Björnsson
어느 여자의 전쟁, Mujer en guerra, Гірська жінка: на війні, Kona fer i strio
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An artful fable that examines what it really means to save the world, Benedikt Erlingsson’s “Woman at War” is the rarest of things: A crowd-pleaser about climate change. Combining Paul Schrader’s dire urgency with Roy Andersson’s droll brand of despair — to cite two other filmmakers whose work has wrestled with the maddening, quixotic idea of a single person trying to redeem an entire planet — Erlingsson has created a winsome knickknack of a movie that manages to reframe the 21st century’s signature crisis in a way that makes room for real heroism.
Halla (Halldora Geirharosdottir) is a 50-year-old choir director with a song in her heart, a smile on her face, and a second life as Reykjavik’s peskiest eco-terrorist.…
Benedikt Erlingsson’s Woman at War is a vital, genre-bending parable about the perils of human complacency in the face of planetary collapse. A superb eco-conscious thriller, the film follows a radical guerrilla-activist—the middle-aged Halla (played by the tenacious Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir)—who has realized that passively protesting environmental catastrophe is no longer sufficient. Halla is a quirky, well-adjusted, headstrong woman. She meditates, rides her bike around town, disseminates political pamphlets, and eagerly anticipates the opportunity to adopt a Ukrainian child. She also would be defined—absurd as it is, when viewed holistically—as a ’terrorist’: given that she is a solo, renegade crusader (the news coverage nicknames her “Mountain Woman”) hellbent on disrupting the power lines feeding energy to a remote aluminum plant.
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at first I was like, I'm not sure ecoterrorism should be so cute and then I was like [slams hand on table] damn it, ecoterrorism SHOULD ALWAYS be this cute
just very nicely done!!! like a greek drama plus superhero movie starring a middleaged woman in iceland
Iceland's submission to AMPAS for Best Foreign Language Film
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir gives a tremendous double performance as both the main character, Halla, and her sister, Ása. The story is compelling, the filmmaking is lucid, and the cinematography is stunning.
In a world where big business is taking over, Halla takes non-violent measures to sabotage the perceived enemy. Her actions are still considered illegal, but it opens up a huge dialogue to viewers. They can choose not to support the big businesses that are destroying the culture and economy and that can be a great start to address issues like corporatism and climate change.
Q&A with Benedikt Erlingsson (director) and Steve Pond (moderator)
Vegan alert:
Halla uses a dead ram's skin to cover her.
"I've planted the seeds, it can't be stopped."
This has been on my radar for a while now, and to say my subsequent viewing delivered and then some is an understatement. As an Icelandic-Ukrainian drama comedy, it might not necessarily scream must-see to those more accustomed to more commercial fare, but this has unexpectedly proved to be one of my favourites this year. It's an utter joy from it's attention grabbing opening, to it's deeply affecting finale.
Very few films manage a perfect combination of genres, with 'An American Werewolf' being one of the best examples of splicing horror and comedy and working to a tee. Woman At War pulls off being a thrilling chase thriller, moving drama, sprinkled with…
The opening of Woman at War is electrifying (ironically so, I guess). We have the most striking image of a lone figure in the beautiful Icelandic countryside taking aim with a bow at... A pylon. The editing is tight, the filmmaking snappy - a visual wit that knows how cool the imagery is. There's also an atypical musical backing, the beating of a war drum paired with the plodding of a sousaphone. Everything is just a little bit eclectic, giving a wonderful twist.
The lone hunter image is normal for film, but this is a middle aged woman: atypical. The hunt in the wilderness is normal but, Iceland isn't your typical film location and people don't usually hunt pylons. And…
This movie could have been extremely preachy but in its own form it’s truly exceptional to watch. It does a good job of displaying the Icelandic culture and gives a standout to Iceland folk music. It is full of imaginative touches that seem to always come out of nowhere and captures your attention with admiration. It’s immensely original, ingenious, and also a dire reflection on our SOCIETY.
Woman at war is a cute and charming film with a great message behind it, but not much more.
It's competently made, it's looks nice, it's well acted, and well paced but I just found it's narrative a bit to predictable and by the numbers. Nothing that happened here really surprised me or subverted my expectations, outside of maybe the typically non-diegetic score become diegetic with the presence of a life band. I get the sort of cute and cartoony vibe the film is going for with it's plot convinences, but personally I found them a bit too safe and made the film less impactful.
I can't say I didn't enjoy it though. It is well made and never does…
This is a film that I had never heard of until a week ago, but I am so surprised I'd never heard of it because this was really spectacular. It's really thrilling and exciting all while having a powerful political statement on environmental issues. And it has one of the strongest female protagonists I've probably ever seen, she's seriously a great character with a clear goal who lets nothing in her way. On top of that, there is also interesting family drama aspects to this, about how her political activist vigilantism affects those around her. Really awesome stuff.
I love this Icelandic film about twins, cousins, daughters and saving the earth: it has a warm heart, great story, fabulous "live" soundtrack, and it's wonderfully acted and beautifully shot. #VIFF1
