Land and Sons
Land and Sons
Land and Sons
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1980
1h 31m
6.7(6 votes)
Drama

Overview

An Icelandic farmer's son decides to leave his farm, fiance, friends, dog and horse, during the depression before World War II, to start a new life somewhere else.

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15 members
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Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Einar

Sigurður Sigurjónsson
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Jón Sigurbjörnsson

Tómas

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Jónas Tryggvason

Ólafur

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Guðný Ragnarsdóttir

Margrét

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Sigríður Hafsteð

Margrét's mother

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Þorvarður Helgason

Örlygur

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Haukur Þorsteinsson

Milk truck driver

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Kristján Skarphéðinsson

County chairman

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Magnús Ólafsson

County Co-op chairman

Magnús Ólafsson
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Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir

Nurse

Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
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Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Housekeeper

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Hjálmar Júlíusson

Tunnel chief

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Helgi Indriðason

Farmer #1

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Ingólfur Jónsson

Farmer #2

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Ingvi Baldvinsson

Farmer #3

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