When the Light Breaks
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| Icelandic | Ljósbrot |
| Directed by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Written by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Produced by | Heather Millard Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Starring | Elín Hall |
| Cinematography | Sophia Olsson |
| Edited by | Andri Steinn Guðjónsson |
| Music by | Jóhann Jóhannsson |
Production companies | Compass Films Halibut Revolver Amsterdam MP Film Production Eaux Vives Productions Jour2Fête |
| Distributed by | Jour2Fête (France) |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Language | Icelandic |
When the Light Breaks (Icelandic: Ljósbrot, lit. 'Refraction') is a 2024 drama film by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The film depicts a young woman grieving for her first love's death during one summer day.
It was selected as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024.