HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR
Iceland, Denmark
Semaine de la Critique
In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, who died in a tragic accident two years earlier. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.
Hlynur Pálmason started out as a visual artist and evolved his career later into filmmaking by pursuing an education at the Danish National Film School, which he graduated from in 2013 with the award-winning short A PAINTER. His feature debut WINTER BROTHERS premiered in the main competition of the Locarno Film Festival in 2017, where it won four awards. Since then it has been sold to over 20 territories and continued its festival success, winning over 30 awards. A WHITE, WHITE DAY is his second feature film.
Filmography:
2019 - A WHITE, WHITE DAY
2017 - WINTER BROTHERS
2014 - SEVEN BOATS, short
2013 - A PAINTER, short
2012 - A DAY OR TWO, short
In a remote Icelandic town, an off-duty police chief begins to suspect a local man of having had an affair with his late wife, who died in a tragic accident two years earlier. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.
