Heartstone (film)
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| Hjartasteinn | |
| Directed by | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| Written by | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson |
| Cinematography | Sturla Brandt Gøvlen |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) is a 2016 Icelandic coming-of-age drama film directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson. It tells the story of a strong friendship between two preteen boys in a small Icelandic fishing village and the emotional and sexual turbulence of adolescence.
It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. On 9 September 2016, the film won the Queer Lion at the 73rd Venice Film Festival. It was the first Icelandic film to be shown in a competitive section of the Venice Film Festival. It was also nominated for the 2017 Nordic Council Film Prize and won the 2017 Icelandic Edda Awards.