2022 · drama
Godland (2022)
Directed by Hlynur Pálmason2h 23m2022
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
Our read: Godland (2022) (2022) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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