Either way

Iceland, 2012, col.

Dir.: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson. Scr.: Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson. Cin: Árni Filippusson. Ed.: Kristján Loðmfjörð. Cast: Hilmar Guðjónsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir. Prod.: Hreinn Beck, Árni Filippusson, Sindri Páll Kjartansson, Tobias Munthe. Dur.: 98΄.

Two highway workers in the vast wilderness of Iceland in the 80 find themselves at a existential crossroads in this small but beguiling character-driven comedy. Deeply humane and sincere, this low-budget surprise from Iceland has made quite an impression in every festival it was screened and an American remake is already on the way.