Woman at War

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Matinee

Series/Themes: Historical and Political Themes

Genre: Drama, International

Film Year: 2018

Locations: Iceland/France/Ukraine

Film Length: 100 min.

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson.

Featuring: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson.

Halla is a 50-year-old independent woman and passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman war on the local aluminum industry. But in the midst of her industrial sabotage, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything: her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as savior of the Icelandic Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminum industry a crippling blow. This film was selected as Iceland’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

Friday, November 2
3:00 PM
Violet Crown 6 & 7
Add To Calendar 20181102 15:00 20181102 16:45 America/New_York VFF: Woman at War

Halla is a 50-year-old independent woman and passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-woman war on the local aluminum industry. But in the midst of her industrial sabotage, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything: her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as savior of the Icelandic Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminum industry a crippling blow. This film was selected as Iceland’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

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