In a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.
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★★★★★
Sensitive. So beautifully constructed in each detail and raw in his way to describe what it's like to growing up.
★★★★★
Must watch! The movie just grips you from the start and does not let go. The acting is superp and the shots are beautiful. It portrays the harshness of the wilderness with the first feeling of the youth coming of age.
★★★★★
First feature from Icelandic director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, this year Venice's Queer Lion award receiver, which also competes in the Venice Days category. HEARTSTONE patiently limns a poignant coming-of-age crisis between two 14-year-old boys Thor (Eina...
★★★★★
This film tells the story of two young boys, who are experiencing and exploring romantic feelings in their Icelandic summer.
Much of the first half of the film portrays violence, bullying and animal cruelty. The antisocial behaviors are quite shocking to me,...
★★★★★
Seen at the Film Fest Ghent 2016 (website: filmfestival.be/en). Despite earlier resolutions to never see coming-of-age movies again, I booked tickets for this one as it looked different, and it indeed was different too. Of course, the usual pubertal problems w...
