When the light breaks (2025)

‘An unexpectedly uplifting portrayal of grief, sharply presented by a perfect young ensemble,’ according to the jury, who awarded Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fi lm the Nordic Dragon Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival in February. An accident plunges Iceland into national mourning, and for the young art student Una, that fateful day will change her life forever. The tragic accident becomes the beginning of a drama about love, grief, and finding strength in life’s most transformative moments. 

Introduced by director Rúnar Rúnarsson.