"Director: Benedikt Erlingsson"

• Woman at War | DVD | (16/09/2019) from £3.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Benedikt Erlingsson directs this drama set in rural Iceland and starring Halldora Geirhar?sdottir. Eco-activist Halla (Geirhar?sdottir) attempts to stop the expansion of an aluminium plant from causing more environmental degradation to her native home. However, when a long forgotten application to adopt a child is approved and she has a potential match, Halla must consider if her radical ideals are befitting for a new mother. Will her responsibility as a parent hinder her environmental activism?

• Of Horses And Men | DVD | (22/09/2014) from £7.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (50.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Winner of the Best New Director award at the San Sebastián Film Festival and numerous accolades internationally, Benedikt Erlingsson's critically acclaimed debut feature OF HORSES AND MEN is a darkly comedic, episodic tale of the lives of a remote Icelandic community and the deeply intertwined and highly emotive relationships with their horses. Unique, engaging and beautifully shot, OF HORSES AND MEN was Iceland's official submission for the 2014 Oscars and won in six categories at the 2014 Edda Awards (The Icelandic Film and Television Academy), including Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year and Best Film.

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  To her friends, Halla leads a quiet and routine life. But her happy and upbeat exterior hides a secret double life as a committed environmental activist. Known to others as The Mountain Woman, she wages a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry to protect the stunning highland landscape that is under threat. Just as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that will change everything. She will be forced to choose between her environmental crusade and the chance of fulfilling her dream of becoming a mother. Funny, moving and utterly unique, WOMAN AT WAR follows Halla as she juggles the adoption of a beautiful little girl whilst planning her final act of industrial sabotage.

• The Show of Shows: 100 Years of Vaudeville, Circuses and Carnivals | DVD | (08/02/2016) from £7.55   |  Saving you £8.44 (111.79%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The Show of Shows tells the story of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and fairground attractions. In this film, rarities and never-before seen footage of fairgrounds, circus entertainment, freak shows, variety performances, music hall and seaside entertainment are chronicled from the 19th and 20th century accompanied by a original score from Sigur Ros.

• Of Horses And Men | Blu Ray | (22/09/2014) from £9.79   |  Saving you £10.20 (104.19%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Winner of the Best New Director award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Benedikt Erlingsson s critically acclaimed debut feature OF HORSES AND MEN is a darkly comic country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Set in the stunning Icelandic countryside, love, death and sex become interlaced in this playful, affectionate yet unflinching portrait of a remote valley community as seen from the horses perspective. Unique and highly entertaining, OF HORSES AND MEN was Iceland s official submission for the 2014 Oscars and won in six categories at the 2014 Edda Awards (the Icelandic Film and Television Academy), including Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year and Best Film.