UNDER THE TREE

Synopsis

Agnes throws Atli out and does not want him to see their daughter Ása anymore. He moves in with his parents, who are involved in a bitter dispute over their big and beautiful tree that casts a shadow on the neighbours’ deck. As Atli fights for the right to see his daughter, the dispute with the neighbours intensifies – property is damaged, pets mysteriously go missing, security cameras are being installed and there is a rumor that the neighbour was seen with a chainsaw.

Biography

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1978. He is a graduate of the film program at Columbia University, New York. His first feature film EITHER WAY (Á annan veg) screened at film festivals all around the world and was re-made in the US as PRINCE AVALANCHE, starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. Hafsteinn was
selected as one of “Variety’s Ten European Directors to Watch” in 2012.

Filmography:
Paris of the North, 2014, Feature
Either Way, 2011, Feature
Skröltormar, 2007, Short