''Bye Bye Bluebird'' is a 1999 Danish-Faroese comedy-drama
road movie
A road movie is a film genre in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Road movies often depict travel in the hinterlands, with the films exploring the theme of alienatio ...
directed by
Katrin Ottarsdóttir
Katrin Ottarsdóttir (born 1957) is a Faroese movie director and author.
Biography
Katrin Ottarsdóttir was born in Tórshavn. While growing up in the Faroes, she did not have television available to her, but enjoyed cinema. She went to Denmark ...
and starring
Hildigunn Eyðfinsdóttir and
Sigri Mitra Gaïni. The satirical film relates the tale of two eccentric young women who, after years abroad, return to their native Faroe Islands, and embark on a strange road trip. The film received awards at several film festivals including Lübeck Nordic Film Festival, Rouen Nordic Film Festival and the
International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Cast
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Hildigunn Eyðfinsdóttir as Rannvá
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Sigri Mitra Gaïni as Barba
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Johan Dalsgaard as Rúni
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Elin K. Mouritsen as Barba's mother
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Peter Hesse Overgaard
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* Peter (given name)
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as Rannvá's stepfather
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Nora Bærentsen as Rannvá's mother
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Egi Dam as Rannvá's father
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Lovisa Køtlum Petersen as Rannvá's daughter
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Adelborg Linklett as Rannvá's grandmother
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Sverri Egholm as Rannvá's grandfather
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Birita Mohr as Waitress / Singer
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Sjúrður Sólstein as Smukke
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Høgni Johansen as Helmsman
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Kári Øster as Hærget Mand
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Anna Kristin Bæk as Blafferpige
References
External links
''Bye Bye Blackbird''at Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish)
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1999 films
1999 comedy-drama films
Danish comedy-drama films
Faroese films
Faroese-language films
1990s road comedy-drama films
Films directed by Katrin Ottarsdóttir
Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
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