WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS

DRAMA | ICELANDIC | 80 MIN

When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland.

From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.

Cannes Un Certain Regard - Opening Film

DIRECTOR Rúnar Rúnarsson
CAST Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Natla Njálsdottir
COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTION Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France

SCREENINGS + EVENTS

FROM MAY 23

BFI Southbank, London
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Barbican, London
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ICA, London
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Garden Cinema, London
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HOME, Manchester
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FROM MAY 30

Exeter Phoenix
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“a stirring portrait of grief”

— The Hollywood Reporter

“There’s always a playfulness alongside the poeticism of Rúnarsson’s work”

— Screen Daily

Cannes Film Festival
Un Certain Regard- Opening Film

Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Official Selection

Munich Film Festival
Official Selection

New Horizons International Film Festival
Official Selection

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