Godland
The struggle between the strictures of religion and humankindās brute animal nature plays out amid the beautifully forbidding landscapes of remote Iceland in this stunning psychological epic from director Hlynur PĆ”lmason. In the late nineteenth century, Danish priest Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) makes the perilous trek to Icelandās southeastern coast with the intention of establishing a church. There, the arrogant man of God finds his resolve tested as he confronts the harsh terrain, temptations of the flesh, and the reality of being an intruder in an unforgiving land. What unfolds is a transfixing journey into the heart of colonial darknessāone thatās attuned to both the majesty and the terrifying power of the natural world.
INCLUDES
- Meet the Filmmakers,Ā a new interview with director Hlynur PĆ”lmason
- Trailer
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The struggle between the strictures of religion and humankindās brute animal nature plays out amid the beautifully forbidding landscapes of remote Iceland in this stunning psychological epic from director Hlynur PĆ”lmason. In the late nineteenth century, Danish priest Lucas (Elliott Crosset Hove) makes the perilous trek to Icelandās southeastern coast with the intention of establishing a church. There, the arrogant man of God finds his resolve tested as he confronts the harsh terrain, temptations of the flesh, and the reality of being an intruder in an unforgiving land. What unfolds is a transfixing journey into the heart of colonial darknessāone thatās attuned to both the majesty and the terrifying power of the natural world.
INCLUDES
- Meet the Filmmakers,Ā a new interview with director Hlynur PĆ”lmason
- Trailer
