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Backyard Village
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Backyard Village

2021-03-19 · 92 min · ★ 7.5

Comedy · Drama

Unable to face the mother who left her at a young age, BRYNJA (40) takes shelter in a small guesthouse in a village outside Reykjavik. There she befriends MARK (50), a British tourist, who's dealing with his own personal tragedy.

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Directors
Marteinn Þórsson
Production companies
Tenderlee Motion Pictures Company
Countries
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Status
Released
Budget
USD 220,000

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Laufey ElíasdóttirLaufey ElíasdóttirBrynja
Tim PlesterTim PlesterMark
Eygló HilmarsdóttirGunnhildur
Sóley ElíasdóttirJóhanna
Sara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirSara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirÁsta the Greenhouse Farmer
Helgi Svavar HelgasonMatti

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