When the Light Breaks

BBFC RatingWhen the Light Breaks

Showing: 23 May 2025 until 29 May 2025

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Fri 23 May 2025
Sat 24 May 2025
Sun 25 May 2025
Mon 26 May 2025
Tue 27 May 2025
Wed 28 May 2025
Thu 29 May 2025

Certificate15
Year2024
GenreDrama
Director(s)Rúnar Rúnarsson
Writer(s)Rúnar Rúnarsson
LanguageIcelandic
Country Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Running Time1HR 22MINS
Extra InfoEnglish subtitles
Season Main Programme
Closed Captioning Descriptive Subtitles screening on Mon 26 May at 6.20pm

A group of young art students wrestle with friendship, grief and secrecy against the breathtaking Icelandic scenery, in this stylish Nordic drama.

Against the warm glow of sunset, art students Una (Elín Hall) and Diddi (Baldur Einarsson) plan their future, now Diddi plans to break up with his girlfriend at home. But by the next sunset, Una’s life is upturned as tragedy strikes. With their relationship now forever remaining a secret, Una is forced to deal with her intense grief internally when Diddi's girlfriend arrives, grappling with her need to grieve openly and shattering someone else's life.

With an award-winning lead performance from Hall and striking 16mm cinematography, Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fourth feature (Volcano, Sparrow, Echo) is a stunning look at grief and young love.



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