Synopsis
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
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Cast
- Elliott Crosset HoveLucas
- Vic Carmen SonneAnna
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonRagnar
- Jacob Ulrik LohmannCarl
- Ída Mekkín HlynsdóttirIda
- Waage SandøVincent
- Hilmar GuðjónssonTranslator
- Friðrik FriðrikssonFriðrik
- Gunnar Bragi ÞorsteinssonGunnar
- Guðmundur SamúelssonAccordion player
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
This is a highly original work that goes beyond its theological aspects to explore more universal questions of mankind and our evanescent place in the world. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Hove makes Lucas a boldly repellent protagonist, a one-man rebuke to the idea that faith necessarily endows anyone with foresight, humility or kindness. - 83
The Playlist
The film’s very long takes feel extremely rich with meaning and texture even as they often show a whole lot of nothing. - 80
Screen Daily
It’s an accomplished, ambitious work which has a Herzogian fascination with vast, unforgiving landscapes, hubris and madness. - 80
Variety
[Pálmason's] a cinematic original whose voice grows stronger and more certain with each film. - 67
The Film Stage
If it comes up a bit short against the true downer masterpieces of punishing Euro cinema, Godland’s beauty shouldn’t be taken for granted. It’s just psychology-through-landscape that remains the greatest trick to actually pull off.
