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Godland

At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.

Director

Hlynur Pálmason

Year

Genre

Box Office

$60,735

Production

N/A

Awards

18 wins & 47 nominations total

Lucas

Elliott Crosset Hove

Ragnar

Ingvar Sigurdsson

Anna

Vic Carmen Sonne

Carl

Translator

Hilmar Guðjónsson

Vincent

Ida

Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

Snæsa

Snæbjörg Guðmundsdóttir

Frikki

Friðrik Hrafn Reynisson

Friðrik

Friðrik Friðriksson

Gunnar

Gunnar Bragi Þorsteinsson

Wool & grass man

Ingvar Þórðarson

Postman

Ingimundur Grétarsson

Young Bride

Birta Gunnarsdóttir

Young Groom

Ísar Svan Gautason

Wrestler

Kristinn Guðmundsson

Ragnars hund

Svanavatns Jökull Darri

Accordion Player

Guðmundur Samúelsson

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I've found a guide who can
take you safely to your destination. - Godland

I've found a guide who can take you safely to your dest...

He's local, - Godland

He's a good worker too,
he can help build the church. - Godland

He's a good worker too, he can help build the church.

The weather, the winter,
everything is completely different. - Godland

The weather, the winter, everything is completely different.

What I mean to say... it is of
paramount importance that - Godland

What I mean to say... it is of paramount importance that

Many are moving from the east coast - Godland

Many are moving from the east coast

No. Well, you probably won't pass
near the volcano, but it'll be more - Godland

No. Well, you probably won't pass near the volcano, but...

They say the volcano emits a stench,
a smell so foul, it's as if - Godland

They say the volcano emits a stench, a smell so foul, it...

The smell can be so overwhelming
that people lose their minds. - Godland

The smell can be so overwhelming that people lose their mind...

It's summer now,
so it's bright both day and night. - Godland

It's summer now, so it's bright both day and night...

This can be exhausting for people
who've never been there before. - Godland

This can be exhausting for people who've never been the...

They can literally forget to sleep. - Godland

They can literally forget to sleep.

When I look at your face - Godland

When I look at your face

You must adapt to the circumstances
of the country and its people. - Godland

You must adapt to the circumstances of the country and its p...

Otherwise, your task will come to nothing. - Godland

Otherwise, your task will come to nothing.

I'm well aware that at times
your task will seem... monumental. - Godland

I'm well aware that at times your task will seem... mon...

And it's true, it is, and no one
claims that it will be an easy one. - Godland

And it's true, it is, and no one claims that it will be...

But forget all that
and think about the apostles, - Godland

But forget all that and think about the apostles,

This wretched, miserable, pathetic
flock of lonely men. - Godland

This wretched, miserable, pathetic flock of lonely men.

But they did it. Which means
that no task is impossible. - Godland

But they did it. Which means that no task is impossible.

And therefore,
your task is not impossible. - Godland

And therefore, your task is not impossible.

A wooden box was found in Iceland, - Godland

A wooden box was found in Iceland,

These images are the very first
photos of the southeast coast. - Godland

These images are the very first photos of the southeast coas...

This film is inspired
by these photographs. - Godland

This film is inspired by these photographs.

He says it's important
to look directly into the eye. - Godland

He says it's important to look directly into the eye.

One, two, three, - Godland

One, two, three,

Bok, singular... baekur, plural. - Godland

Bok, singular... baekur, plural.

Bok... beekur. - Godland

There are many ways to say
shut your mouth in Icelandic, - Godland

There are many ways to say shut your mouth in Icelandic,

Votvidri, vaeta, hrakvidri. - Godland

Votvidri, vaeta, hrakvidri.

And all of those words mean rain Yes - Godland

And all of those words mean rain Yes

Madur og prestur. - Godland

Madur og prestur.

It's none of your business - Godland

It's none of your business

The priest - Godland

It'll slow us down.
We can distribute the weight. - Godland

It'll slow us down. We can distribute the weight.

Let's ride and let's ride hard,
into the woods... - Godland

Let's ride and let's ride hard, into the woods...

...long is the journey... - Godland

...long is the journey...

...the foals are lazy, I've lost my knife, - Godland

...the foals are lazy, I've lost my knife,

Ride, ride in a row!
The horse's name is Planke! - Godland

Ride, ride in a row! The horse's name is Planke!

The foal's name is Abildgra
and Ole will ride it. - Godland

The foal's name is Abildgra and Ole will ride it.

Where is he riding? To the royal court - Godland

Where is he riding? To the royal court

Yes, many. Many horses. - Godland

Yes, many. Many horses.

This is your horse, - Godland

This is your horse,

Torsk, Porskur. - Godland

Torsk, Porskur.

Look at this. Still, still! - Godland

Look at this. Still, still!

Like this, slow and easy. Look! - Godland

Like this, slow and easy. Look!

Up, like this. Fridrik! - Godland

Up, like this. Fridrik!

And how is the pasture before the sands? - Godland

And how is the pasture before the sands?

Then I'll take three, and one sheep,
that should do it. - Godland

Then I'll take three, and one sheep, that should do it.

Good. Has your father lost his senses? - Godland

Good. Has your father lost his senses?

There will be no pastures
when we go across the sand. - Godland

There will be no pastures when we go across the sand.

You look miserable - Godland

You look miserable

Uncrossable seems the river today... - Godland

Uncrossable seems the river today...

The current is worst of all, - Godland

The current is worst of all,

It's on both sides, but never mind. - Godland

It's on both sides, but never mind.

Off to find a picture - Godland

Off to find a picture

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to tell this story - Godland

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to tell this story

I don't remember exactly
how many years ago this happened, - Godland

I don't remember exactly how many years ago this happen...

He had been traveling
around these parts for over a day - Godland

He had been traveling around these parts for over a day

But during the night he woke up
because his horse was uneasy. - Godland

But during the night he woke up because his horse was uneasy...

It was a bright night, like now,
and the horse couldn't stay still. - Godland

It was a bright night, like now, and the horse couldn't...

The man tried to calm the horse down,
it was a wise horse, - Godland

The man tried to calm the horse down, it was a wise horse,

When the horse finally calmed down, - Godland

When the horse finally calmed down,

The eels were crawling over
each other in the slimy mud... - Godland

The eels were crawling over each other in the slimy mud...

And the man instantly realized
that he was witnessing - Godland

And the man instantly realized that he was witnessing

But what the man found most frightening - Godland

But what the man found most frightening

A sound that was strangely familiar
to women's sounds of pleasure. - Godland

A sound that was strangely familiar to women's sounds o...

This was a brave man,
not afraid of anything, - Godland

This was a brave man, not afraid of anything,

But when he woke up,
he didn't feel very well. - Godland

But when he woke up, he didn't feel very well.

He was dripping with sweat - Godland

He was dripping with sweat

He could sense that something was wrong - Godland

He could sense that something was wrong

And when the water settled,
not a single eel could be seen. - Godland

And when the water settled, not a single eel could be seen.

He rode off in such a hurry - Godland

He rode off in such a hurry

When he had traveled for a while, - Godland

When he had traveled for a while,

It was hard for him to describe his dream, - Godland

It was hard for him to describe his dream,

He dreamt he was approaching his farm; - Godland

He dreamt he was approaching his farm;

He got off his horse and entered the
house and into a thick wall of steam - Godland

He got off his horse and entered the house and into a thick ...

He knew their faces but couldn't speak. - Godland

He knew their faces but couldn't speak.

Then he began losing all strength
in his legs - Godland

Then he began losing all strength in his legs

No one came to help,
they didn't even look at him. - Godland

No one came to help, they didn't even look at him.

Then he began hearing a
strangely familiar sound - Godland

Then he began hearing a strangely familiar sound

He watched as men took turns on his wife, - Godland

He watched as men took turns on his wife,

He couldn't move a muscle,
couldn't breathe a word. - Godland

He couldn't move a muscle, couldn't breathe a word...

At this point in the story
the man was tearful, - Godland

At this point in the story the man was tearful,

After this terrible nightmare - Godland

After this terrible nightmare

He even had trouble
being intimate with his wife. - Godland

He even had trouble being intimate with his wife.

But each and every year after this event, - Godland

But each and every year after this event,

Deep. It's very deep today. - Godland

Deep. It's very deep today.

If we can't cross the river here,
we can't cross it anywhere. - Godland

If we can't cross the river here, we can't cross i...

If we can't cross the river here,
we can't cross it at all. - Godland

If we can't cross the river here, we can't cross i...

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At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.

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Director: Hlynur Pálmason

Writer: Hlynur Pálmason

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 81/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $60,735

Released: 20 Jun 2023

Awards: 18 wins & 47 nominations total

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