The Sacred Mound

– A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the islan..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Original Name:
Hin helgu vé
The Sacred Mound (1993) - Also known as Hin helgu vé

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.

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Release Date:

29 Oct 1993

Language:

Icelandic

Director:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

Writer:

Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (screenplay), Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (story), Bo Jonsson (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Steinþór Rafn Matthíasson, Alda Sigurðardóttir, Helgi Skúlason, Tinna Finnbogadóttir

Plot:

On a small island in the west of Island, Gestur, only seven years old, falls in love with 20 years old Helga. When she introduces him her fiancée one day, he decides to fight the competitor with traditional Wicking weapons.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10