Ikíngut (2000) User Reviews

Judge a book not by it's cover (or polar bear pelt)

[rcgoffin · 23 March 2004]

IKINGUT, is a beautifully imagined movie. Depicting both small town mentality, isolation; peoples superstitions in an unpredictable landscape. Hinging on a small Icelandic child whose intrigue for the unknown and mysterious become a reality in the form of a little child wandering in from the iceshelf from Greenland to Iceland. I am not sure if this is achievable as my knowledge of this wonderful landscape of Iceland could not be further away from my countries. Small town superstition sets in due to the un-seasonal weather patterns, and all manner of hi-jinks eventuate with some of the funniest/silliest occurances. The moldy wheat being a particular favorite. The two child actors along with minor roles of the Icelandic childs sister and her admirer, are true and un-forced. The older actors seem a little bit on the cheesy side, but credit to them for the sometimes silliest of stereo-types. IKINGUT, is a funny, heart warming movie. Credit to SBS in Australia, for programming such diverse movies.

excellent family entertainment

[Islandia · 9/10 · 2 January 2003]

This film sends a strong message about superstition and prejudice, but also about enduring friendship, in a story about a small boy from Greenland who drifts on an iceberg to Iceland and is mistaken for a demon by the superstitious villagers who find him.

fighting fear

[[e-mail] · 10/10 · 12 April 2013]

This an interesting treatise on fear of the unknown, and on the effects of living in an isolated community in Iceland. Boas,the son of the Village's Church Minister sees a creature on the Ice Floe, and tries to get closer acquainted. Unfortunately, there is an avalanche, and Boas is buried. As he's lying under the ice, an opening appears above him and a hand reaches through and tweaks his nose, vigorously! Hjalti Runar Jonsson and Hans Tittus Nakinge are great choices to play the friends who don't speak each other's languages. Einar orn Einarsson (Manni from Nonni and Manni) puts in a fleeting appearance as a sailor.

The film was originally recorded in Icelandic and Greenlandic, but the only copy I've managed to locate in the UK is the Giffoni film festival release, which is dubbed into Italian, with Italian subtitles for the hard of hearing.

Iceland meets Disney

[thebigwinner · 8/10 · 22 August 2002]

A charming, funny, warm film. Excellent performances from the child stars and some great Icelandic scenery. A small boy from Greenland arrives in an isolated Icelandic community by accident and is treated with fear and suspicion.