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December (2009)
Directed by Hilmar Oddsson
Overview
December is a present-day tale set in Reykjavik during the holiday season. Jonni (Tomas Lemarquis) returns to Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and to record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that circumstances in his family have changed dramatically and his friends have moved on. We follow Jonni as he deals with this blunt new reality. Tomas Lemarquis, the star of Noi the Albino, plays Jonni, a musician who after a long time living abroad returns to home Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that family circumstances have changed dramatically and that his friends have moved on. Dealing with this blunt new reality, Jonni also has to wrestle with the reigniting of an old flame, as he helps his family make Christmas merry in spite of everything.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Kjartan Bjargmundsson | Haki Darrason | Laufey Elíasdóttir | Jón Páll Eyjólfsson | Tinna Lind Gunnarsdóttir | Margrét Guðjónsdóttir | Guðrún Gísladóttir | Björn Hlynur Haraldsson | Tómas Lemarquis