Backyard Village

Mar 19, 2021

1h 32m

★ 7.5

Overview

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she befriends MARK (50), a British tourist, who's dealing with his own personal tragedy.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Tenderlee Motion Pictures Company

Backyard Village Trailers

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Cast

Brynja

Laufey Elíasdóttir

Mark

Tim Plester

Gunnhildur

Eygló Hilmarsdóttir

Jóhanna

Sóley Elíasdóttir

Ásta the Greenhouse Farmer

Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir

Matti

Helgi Svavar Helgason

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