Of people and horses

Movie
German title	Of people and horses
Original title	Hross í oss
Country of production	Iceland , Norway , Germany
original language	Icelandic
Publishing year	2013
length	81 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12 JMK 12
Rod
Director	Benedikt Erlingsson
script	Benedikt Erlingsson
production	Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
music	Davíð Þór Jónsson
camera	Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
cut	David Alexander Corno
occupation
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson : Kolbeinn Charlotte Bøving : Solveig Steinn Ármann Magnússon : Vernhardur Helgi Björnsson : Egill Kristbjörg Kjeld : Hildur Sigríður María Egilsdóttir : Jóhanna Juan Camillo Roman Estrada : Juan Camillo Kjartan Ragnarsson : Grimur Atli Rafn Sigurðarson : Óli Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir : Ása Erlingur Gíslason : priest Maria Ellingsen : Veterinarian Kash Erden Baater : Gengis

Of people and horses (original title: Hross í oss ) is an Icelandic film by Benedikt Erlingsson from 2014. Friðrik Þór Friðriksson was the producer . The film was selected as an Icelandic entry for the Foreign Oscar , but was not shortlisted. In 2014 he won the Nordic Council Film Award . The cinema release in Germany was on February 19, 2015.

action

In a remote Icelandic valley there is nothing to do but watch the horses, the neighbors and the neighbors' horses with binoculars. Undisturbed, the stallions and mares do what nobody in the valley dares to talk about: love.

But even among the valley residents, love is emerging. For example Kolbeinn and Solveig, whose attempts at rapprochement are followed with interest by the neighbors. Vernhardur, who has a weakness for whiskey, meets the sailor Gengis on the Russian fishing cutter. There is mostly disagreement between Grimur and Egill about the riding routes; while Grimur prefers the classic routes, Egill prefers the ride through rough terrain. Jóhanna, on the other hand, does not let anything get over her stallion Raudka, but one day they run into an injured man while riding. The religious Juan Camillo searches for God on a plateau.

Above all, the people in the valley share their love for horses and that sooner or later they will find each other.

criticism

At Rotten Tomatoes , all 25 reviews so far are positive; the average rating is 7.7 / 10. The critical consensus states: “Well-made and overwhelming original; Of people and horses is an intelligent, unfathomable and breathtaking jewel just like the horses that give it the title. "

The film service judges that "while people keep their distance and speak little to one another, closeness and communication primarily take place in interaction with horses". The film, told “with dry humor, episodically” is “full of absurd moments about the interplay between island, inhabitants and animals”.

Awards

The film premiered at the 2014 Copenhagen Film Festival

At the presentation of the Icelandic film and television award Edda , the film received 14 nominations and won six categories:

• Best director (Leikstjóri ársins) for Benedikt Erlingsson
• Best screenplay (Handrit ársins) for Benedikt Erlingsson
• Best film (Bíómynd ársins)
• Best Actor (Leikari ársins í aðalhlutverki) for Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson
• Best Cinematography (Kvikmyndatökumaður ársins) for Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
• Best special effects (Brellur ársins) for Jörundur Rafn Arnarson

The film received further awards at the film festivals in Copenhagen (Politiken's Audience Award), Gothenburg ( FIPRESCI Award , Audience Award), San Sebastián (Kutxa Award), Tokyo (best director) and Tromsø (audience award). The film also won the Nordic Council Film Award .

Web links

Commons : Of Humans and Horses  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Of men and horses in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• About people and horses at filmportal.de
• Of men and horses at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Certificate of release for von Menschen und horses . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2015 (PDF; test number: 149 661 K).
2. ↑ Age rating for Von Menschen und Horses . Youth Media Commission .
3. ↑ Oscars: Iceland Nominates 'Of Horses and Men' for Foreign Language Category . In: Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 24, 2013.
4. ↑ Of Horses and Men selected for the 2014 Oscars . In: News of Iceland . Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 24, 2013. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed December 17, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database, accessed December 17, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Of Horses and People (2015). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed December 17, 2015 : "Well-crafted and resoundingly original, Of Horses and Men is as intelligent, inscrutable, and breathtakingly lovely as its titular equines." 
8. ↑ Of people and horses. Filmdienst , accessed on December 17, 2015 (short review).