Nói albinói

"Nói would like to be loved. Nói would like to become rich. Nói would like to escape to Hawaii."

Feb 28 2003 PG-13 1h 33m
Drama

17 year old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Nói dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Íris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control.

Plot

Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas station. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world.

Written by

Dagur Kári

Directed by

Dagur Kári

Cast

Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany, Denmark, Iceland, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Essential Filmproduktion, ZDF, The Bureau, M&M Productions, Zik Zak Filmworks

Languages

Íslenska, Français

Awards

20 wins & 14 nominations

Trailers
Trailer - Nói Albinói - parte prima
Scores
# of Votes
9,704
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA