In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church...
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
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We’ll be raving about it annoyingly for years
Good grief, it seems that once in a blue moon they do make them like they used to. With a touch of the Kelly Reichardt school of slow burning, gentle dread mixed with eye-popping landscape capturing, this is one we’ll be raving about annoyingly for years.
91 %70 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
74 %82 reviewsAudience score rating
"All the ingredients are there—windblasted plains, chilly glaciers, religious fundamentalism driving hubristic downfall—yet despite laudable efforts it never truly comes together."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Hlynur Pálmason’s breathtaking portrait of blind faith and evangelism... is a film of sturdy and stunning beauty, taking inspiration from both nature and period photography."
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Sight & Sound
Sight & Sound"[Pálmason's] a cinematic original whose voice grows stronger and more certain with each film."
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Variety
Variety"An accomplished, ambitious work..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Hove makes Lucas a boldly repellent protagonist, a one-man rebuke to the idea that faith necessarily endows anyone with foresight, humility or kindness."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A highly original work that goes beyond its theological aspects to explore more universal questions of mankind and our evanescent place in the world."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterGodland | Details
- Rating
- 12A, moderate violence, sex references
- Runtime
- 143
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama
- Country of origin
- Denmark, France, Iceland, Sweden
