''Odd Fish'' (Icelandic: Ljósvíkingar) is a 2024

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

ic drama film directed and written by

Snævar Sölvi Sölvason Snævar Sölvi Sölvason (born 26 July 1985) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. Since 2011 he has directed three films, including the 2019 drama Eden. Biography Snævar was raised in Bolungarvík, Iceland. He studied Financial eng ...

. The film stars

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson (born 11 October 1970) is an Icelandic musician and actor. He is a founding member and singer of the band Nýdönsk Nýdönsk (alternatively Ný dønsk or Ný dönsk, literally New Danish) is an Icelandic musica ...

and

Arna Magnea Danks Arna Magnea Danks (born 31 October 1970) is an Icelandic actress, fight/stunt director, and human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior ...

as two childhood friends who get a long-awaited opportunity to found and run a seafood restaurant together. When one of them comes out of the closet as a trans woman, their friendship gets tested. The film premiered on 3 September 2024.

Cast

Sólveig Arnarsdóttir Sólveig Arnarsdóttir (born 26 January 1973) is an Icelanders, Icelandic actress. She is known for her performances in ''Stella í orlofi'', ''Let Me Fall'', ''Trapped (Icelandic TV series), Trapped'', and ''Katla (TV series), Katla''. Sólve ...

Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (born 7 December 1962) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Freyja in ''Trapped (Icelandic TV series), Trapped''. Early life Ólafía was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1962. She grew up in Reykja ...

Helgi Björnsson Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icela ...

Vigdís Hafliðadóttir Vigdís Hafliðadóttir (born 1995) is an Icelandic musician, comedian and actress. She was one of the writers and actors of the 2022 Áramótaskaup, the annual Icelandic television comedy special, broadcast on New Year's Eve by the state publi ...

* Pálmi Gestsson

Reception

The film has received generally favourable reviews from critics. Kolbeinn Rastrick from

RÚV Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public broadcasting, public-service broadcasting organization. Founded in 1930, it operates from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the count ...

praised the film, stating "It's heartwarming and funny even though it doesn't dig too deep, and it's refreshing to see a movie that gives queerness space to exist in the joy and not just the sadness." Ásdís Ásgeirsdóttir from

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gave the film three and a half stars, saying "Ljósvíkingar is therefore overall a successful and humane film that paints a believable picture of the relationship between childhood friends at a turning point. This is a heartwarming film that Icelandic viewers should not miss."

References

External links

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