Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur

A White, White Day
Director
Hlynur Pálmason
Country
Iceland, Denmark, Sweden
Year
2019
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Hlynur Pálmason
Cast
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Ingi Hilmarsson., Elma Stefanía, Ágústsdóttir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Haraldur Ari Stefánsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Ernst Arnmundur
Production
Join Motion Pictures, Snowglobe, Hob AB, Film i Väst

Storyline

In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2019
Critics’ Week
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019
Horizons
BFI London Film Festival 2019
Dare
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographer's Film Festival 2019
Competition Camera 300
Gijon International Film Festival 2019
Official Section

European Film Awards (EFA) 2019
Nominations to Best European Actor (Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson)