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And Breathe Normally

And Breathe Normally

20186.71h 35m

Overview

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.

Directed by Ísold Uggadóttir
Written by Ísold Uggadóttir
Produced by Skúli Malmquist, Diana Elbaum, Annika Hellström
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Top Cast

Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir

Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir

Lára

Babetida Sadjo

Babetida Sadjo

Adja

Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson

Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson

Eldar

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Hörður

Gunnar Jónsson

Gunnar Jónsson

Driver

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Sveinn Geirsson

Bergur

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Helga Vala Helgadóttir

Lawyer

B

Bragi Arnason

Helgi

Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir

Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir

Kolbrún

G

Guðbjörg Thoroddsen

Teacher

Themes & Keywords

refugeeicelandsingle mothersocial realism

About And Breathe Normally

And Breathe Normally is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of refugee, iceland, single mother, social realism. Directed by Ísold Uggadóttir, it stars Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson. At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.

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