Let Me Fall
(Lof mér að falla)
Year: 2018
Country:
ICELAND
Language:
Icelandic
Run Time:
136 minutes
A disturbing cold open marks the beginning of a long, arduous road for teenagers Magnea and Stella. Fifteen-year-old Magnea, an otherwise good student with a supportive, stable homelife, dabbles in temptation and finds herself enamored of older, mischievous Stella. Overshadowed by Stella’s persuasive influence of crime, partying, and a growing drug addiction, their friendship and budding romance fall victim to how they’ll get their next fix. Fast forward a few decades and the once-inseparable pair, though permanently linked, have followed very different paths. The out-of-sequence arrangement of LET ME FALL exposes snapshots of each woman’s life from adolescence through adulthood. Slowly revealing the twisted details of how they’ve led each other to the present day, the women’s dark, gritty pasts will inevitably determine their uncertain futures. Based on true events, the film visits the horrific places of an addict’s rock bottom, illustrates the heartbreaking impacts on an addict’s family, and divulges the ceaseless struggle one faces when trying to outlive their demons. (In Icelandic with subtitles) —A.B.
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Director
Baldvin Z
Award-winning Baldvin Z has been one of the most prominent directors in Iceland for the past six years. He has earned over 40 film awards internationally as well as 18 Edda Awards (the Icelandic Film and Television Academy Awards). He's currently working on a new television series for Glass River.
Filmography
Jitters (2010) – CIFF36, Life in a Fishbowl (2014) – CIFF39, Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength (2017), Island Songs (2017), LET ME FALL (2018)
Producers
Júlíus Kemp, Ingvar Þórðarson
Screenwriting
Baldvin Z, Birgir Örn Steinarsson
Cinematography
Jóhann Máni Jóhannsson
Editing
Úlfur Teitur Traustason
Principal Cast
Elín Sif Halldórsdóttir, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Kristín Thóra Haraldsdóttir, , Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir
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