Guð blessi Ísland

Oct 6 2009 N/A 1h 10m
Documentary

The Icelandic people was born of Norwegian immigrants who would not submit to the tyranny of the king of Norway and established a republican country in the Middle Ages, where social classes were virtually diluted and developed a subsistence economy. After centuries of freedom was first submitted by Norway and then by Denmark until World War II. Iceland has always had a libertarian spirit that is born of its history and of being a place with few inhabitants and always with a rebellious and disobedient spirit.

Plot

The financial crisis has hit the core existence of no other country as hard as the small nation of Iceland: A country, that in the last years has been one of the most prosperous nations in the world, suddenly becomes a metaphor for the global crisis and a proof for the uncontrollably of raging turbo-capitalism. In the last months the world is shown a series of dramatic pictures: Outraged demonstrators in the center of Reykjavik, finally the resignation of leaders in banks and government as well as the election in May 2009. GOD BLESS ICELAND tells the story of the financial crisis in Iceland, diving into the very real and daily confrontations of the calamity, which undermined not only the economy of Iceland but the very identity of the small island nation as well.

Written by

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Directed by

Helgi Felixson

Cast

Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, Geir Haarde, Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson

Crew

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Production Countries

Iceland

Production Companies

Iris Film, Felix Film, ma.ja.de. FilmProduktions

Languages

Íslenska

Awards

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Trailers
God bless Iceland (Guð blessi Ísland) - Trailer with English subtitles
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