Estonian premiere

Solitude

Local title
Üksildus
Original title
Einvera
Director
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Country
Iceland, Slovakia, France
Year
2023
Festival
Kinoff 2023
Programme
Best of Festivals, Main programme of Kinoff
Genre
drama
Subject
interpersonal relationships, rural life

A farmer that lives a quiet life in the countryside is forced by the state to sell his home. He leaves everything behind, relocates to the capital, and soon meets a 10-year-old paper boy. Their friendship proves to be transformative for them both.

Working from a screenplay by filmmaker Rúnar Rúnarsson – whose features “Volcano” (2011) and “Sparrow” (2015) screened at PÖFF – Pálmadóttir imbues her film with the same warmth, nuance, and sensitivity that distinguished her short films. In a manner that feels endearingly modest yet quietly profound, “Solitude” celebrates the comfort and solace that an unexpected connection can provide, especially for two lonely misfits who could do with a little (or a lot) more kindness in their lives. – TIFF.net

Director
Ninna Pálmadóttir
Screenwriter
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Cast
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Hermann Samúelsson, Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir, Hjortur Jóhann Jónsson
Producer
Lilja Osk Snorradottir, Hlin Jóhannesdóttir, Elli Cassata, Rúnar Rúnarsson
Co-producer
Sarah Chazelle, Etienne Ollagnier, Jakub Viktorin
DoP
Dušan Husár
Editor
Ivor Šonje
Composer
Pétur Þó Benediktsson
Production
Pegasus Pictures, Nutprodukcia, Jour2Fête, Halibut
World sales
The Party Film Sales
Runtime
Language
Icelandic
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Toronto, Chicago
Director
Ninna Pálmadóttir

Ninna Pálmadóttir (1991)

Filmography:
Einvera (Solitude, 2023)

Screenings

Hall Electric Cinema, Tartu
Screening034202 / Üksildus
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening062103 / Üksildus
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Astri
Screening156202 / Üksildus
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration