Faroe Islands Movies

1862. Baldur lives a fisherman’s life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down...

Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much...

Film version of Dagmar Joensen-Næs' novel.

Presents a day in the life of a few inhabitants of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands: A father and his daughter are having breakfast when the...

An elderly man one day realises that he will leave his wife for the much younger Maria. His wife reacts stoically. She is neither angry nor unhappy...

A speeding moment in time, a blink of an eye, when the inner and outer selves reveal themselves simultaneously.

Legend has it that those who drown themselves turn into seals. Once a year they return to shore in their human shape. In the hopes of reuniting with...

A single mother (Óluva Johannessen) is frustrated to see her son (Sámal H.Hansen) lonely and unhappy, so she decides to buy him a new...

Tomorrow Remains Unknown follows 18-year-old Bjørt through a single day that quietly changes her life. Living with her mother and younger...

In the Faroe Islands, a family of theatre people are working on staging ‘King Lear’ with the mother in the lead role – a beloved...

A nurse is taking care of an elderly dying woman on a small island near the Torshavn. An old repressed memory of the island resurfaces to haunt the...

Ester (16) lives a safe but mundane life, in a small town on an island together with her religious and conservative parents. One day, when...

Grounded and romantic Kári loves his simple life in a small village on an isolated island, in one of the smallest countries in the world. But...

A psychological drama taking place during a day and a night in the life of a young family living in a beautiful house by the sea in the village of...

A creative portrait of Faroese artist Sigrun Gunnarsdóttir and the mountainous landscapes that inspire her. Warm, colourful and imaginative,...

Dania is 21 years old and grew up in a Christian community in the Faroe Islands’ Bible belt. She has just moved to Tórshavn and is...

Two friends, Rannvá and Barba, return to Faroe Islands after seven years abroad. The girls arouse both curiosity and outrage with their...

Becoming a father is not difficult – being a father is much more so. In this short portrait, Holger talks about the births and early years of...

The story of a Grandmother who swims every day in the sea whatever the weather.

In 1993, the Faroe Islands faced one of the most dramatic and under-reported financial collapses in Nordic history. After years of rapid growth, the...