Directed by:
Hilmar OddssonCast:
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Ruth Ólafsdóttir, Bergþóra Aradóttir, Ulrich Tukur, Heinz Bennent, Hera Hilmar, Benedikt Erlingsson, Thomas Brasch (more)Plots(1)
The Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, who has a promising future, falls in love with a jewish girl. His quest for success becomes a quest for survival as his love for music has to vie with his love for his wife and two daughters. Facing two impossible choices, he finds his life turning into a Greek tragedy in a country which is rapidly becoming hell on earth. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Noi the Albino (2003)
Solitude (2023)
Ruth Ólafsdóttir
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Cold Light (2004)
Bergþóra Aradóttir
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Count Me Out (1997)
Ulrich Tukur
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
North Face (2008)
The White Rose (1982)
Heinz Bennent
German Empire
Best movies:
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (TV movie)
Die Wildente (1976)
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Hera Hilmar
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Benedikt Erlingsson
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
The Seagull's Laughter (2001)
The Boss of It All (2006)
Thomas Brasch
UK
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Kjartan Bjargmundsson
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Noi the Albino (2003)
Driving Mum (2022)
Steinn Ármann Magnússon
Iceland
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Of Horses and Men (2013)
Dorks & Damsels (2007)
Ingrid Andree
German Empire
Best movies:
Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957)
Tears of Stone (1995)
Transfer (2010)
Hans Johansson
Sweden
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
The Magic Flute (1975) (TV movie)
Hans-Joachim Grubel
German Empire
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Didi - Der Doppelgänger (1984)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Sigurjón Kjartansson
Iceland
Best movies:
Virgin Mountain (2015)
Tears of Stone (1995)
Remote Control (1992)
Jörg Biester
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Mesmer (1994)
Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Johann Sigurdarson
Iceland
Best movies:
Children of Nature (1991)
Tears of Stone (1995)
Woman at War (2018)
Arni Petur Gudjonsson
Best movies:
Agnes (1995)
Tears of Stone (1995)
Remote Control (1992)
Ellert Ingimundarson
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
The Sea (2002)
December (2009)
Kristjan Franklin Magnuss
Best movies:
Tears of Stone (1995)
Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
The Deep (2012)