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The Sacred Mound
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The Sacred Mound

Nov 19, 1993
1h 24m
★ 5.5

Overview

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

SF Studios
Svenska Filminstitutet
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
F.I.L.M.
SVT
FilmTeknik
Viking Film

Cast

Steinþór Rafn Matthíasson

Gestur

Steinþór Rafn Matthíasson

Alda Sigurðardóttir

Helga

Alda Sigurðardóttir

Helgi Skúlason

Helga's Father

Helgi Skúlason

Tinna Finnbogadóttir

Kolla

Tinna Finnbogadóttir

Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Hjalmtyr

Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Agneta Prytz

Gestur's Grandmother

Agneta Prytz

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Gestur's Mother

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

Arne Nyberg

Arne Nyberg

Aldís Aðalbjarnardóttir

Aldís Aðalbjarnardóttir

Andri Garðar Reynisson

Andri Garðar Reynisson

Anna S. Karlsdóttir

Anna S. Karlsdóttir

Arna Björg Jónasdóttir

Arna Björg Jónasdóttir

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