The Garden

Local title
Aed
Title in Russian
Сад
Original title
Gullregn
Director
Ragnar Bragason
Country
Iceland, Poland
Year
2020
Programme
Current Waves

Indíana Jónsdóttir lives in a large apartment block full of immigrants, whom she despises, and makes her living by preying upon the public welfare system. In her small private garden, she tends to her award-winning laburnum tree. When her only son turns up with a foreign girlfriend, Indíana’s world is upended.

From writer and director Ragnar Bragason, "The Garden" offers a stunning portrayal of human greed and hatred. When those two qualities come together, you get results on a scale that cannot even be measured. An absolutely powerful and awfully realistic performance delivered by Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir will make you want Indiana to be slapped throughout. Her portrayal of a typical racist woman is absolutely top notch. She’s so good that by looking at her remarkable performance, you will wonder whether the actress at some point is playing herself.

Director
Ragnar Bragason
Screenwriter
Ragnar Bragason
Cast
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir, Karolina Gruszka, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Producer
Davíd Óskar Ólafsson
DoP
Árni Filippusson
Editor
Michal Czarnecki
Music
Mugison
Production
Mystery Productions, Madants
Runtime
Language
Icelandic, English, Polish
Subtitles
English

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