The Fish Can Sing

Synopsis

Set at the start of the twentieth century, the movie deals with the orphaned boy Álfgrímur, his adoptive grandparents, and the small, tolerant community of misfits and eccentrics they gather around them at Brekkukot, their cottage in Reykjavík. As Álfgrímur begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson, and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.

Main Cast

Árni Árnason

Álfgrímur (Age 17)

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Þorsteinn Ö. Stephensen

Grandfather

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Regína Þórðardóttir

Grandmother

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Þóra Borg Einarsson

Aunt Kristín

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Sigríður B Bragadóttir

Guðmundsen Girl

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Róbert Arnfinnsson

Guðmundsen

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Nikulás Þorvarðsson

Álfgrímur (Age 12)

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Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir

Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Script Editor	Rolf Hädrich
	Novel	Halldór Laxness
Directing	Director	Rolf Hädrich
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