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"Small town, big dreams"

2025

0h 8m

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A troubled teenage girl feels trapped her small town in Iceland. Will she find a way out?

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10 featured cast members

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Hildur Rós Halldórsdóttir

Sara

Kristófer Þór Hjartarson

Hjalti

jónína Björg Magnúsdótir

Mamma Söru

Jónas Ingi Thorarensen

Kennari

Aron Nökkvi Ólafsson

Kúnni í sjoppu

freyja Rún Friðriksdóttir

Starfsmaður í sjoppu

Elísabet Hildur Þórirsdóttir

Nemandi í skóla

Ísadóra Ísfeld

Nemandi í skóla

Jakob Grétarsson

Nemandi í skóla

Sunna Dögg Björgvinsdóttir

Nemandi í skóla

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Directed by: Fríða Dís Möller
Written by: Fríða Dís Möller

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