Rúnar Rúnarsson's feature, which opened Un Certain Regard at Cannes, chronicles a day in the life of young adults dealing with an unexpected loss.
A pair of young adults sit on a rocky coast staring at the sun as it hovers on the horizon, casting an ochre glow over the landscape. They trade dreams, jokes and promises while smoking a joint. She teases him about being horny. He vows to break up with his girlfriend, so they no longer have to hide their relationship. Later, in bed, nestling into the grooves of each other’s bodies, they will excitedly murmur their visions of tomorrow.
None of their tomorrows comes true because the boy, Diddi , dies. On his way out of town, an explosion engulfs a tunnel in Reykjavik in flames, indiscriminately incinerating vehicles and bodies like his own. When the girl, Una , hears the news, she is enveloped by a gutting despair. ) finds distinctive and unexpectedly stirring ways to portray grief and untimely death.
News of the explosion sends shockwaves through Reykjavik, a devastating tragedy whose force is communicated through a quiet sequence near the start of the film and later with a shot of the country’s flags flown at half-mast. It also brings together an unlikely crew composed of Diddi’s bandmate and roommate Gunni ; his childhood friends Siggi and Bassi ; Diddi’s girlfriend Klara ; and Una, his bandmate and lover.
Kaaber, as Diddi’s roommate Gunni, also gives a strong performance, deftly conveying the dual requirements of his character: navigating his own grief while also bridging the gap between Una and Diddi’s friends from home. The conversations between Gunni and Una have a particularly painful edge as the two young adults, inexperienced with the weight of loss, try to deal with thorny moral questions too. could have strong arthouse prospects should it move beyond the festival circuit.
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