“Friends. Family. Sacrifice.”
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.
Birgir Dagur Bjarkason
Addi
Áskell Einar Pálmason
Balli
Viktor Benóný Benediktsson
Konni
Snorri Rafn Frímannsson
Siggi
Sunna Líf Arnarsdóttir
Helga
Kamilla Guðrún Lowen
Anna
Kristín Ísold Jóhannesdóttir
Hófí
Ísgerður Elfa Gunnarsdóttir
Hulda
Aðalbjörg Emma Hafsteinsdóttir
Fríða
Blær Hinriksson
Símon
Beautiful Beings is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of rape, therapist, bullying, iceland, coming of age, rape of a male. Directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, it stars Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson. A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.
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