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Godland (12A)
Directed by Hlynur Palmason
★★★
SET in the late 19th century when Iceland was under Danish rule, this bleak, slow-burning drama explores the differences between the two countries, in their temperaments and their languages as well as religious belief and notions of mortality.
The film, written and directed by Hlynur Palmason, follows a young idealistic Danish priest Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) who is sent to a remote Icelandic area to build a church, lead the congregation and photograph the local people.

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