Faroe Islands Movies

Film version of Dagmar Joensen-Næs' novel.

Presents a day in the life of a few inhabitants of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands: A father and his daughter are having breakfast when the...

A speeding moment in time, a blink of an eye, when the inner and outer selves reveal themselves simultaneously.

In the Faroe Islands, a family of theatre people are working on staging ‘King Lear’ with the mother in the lead role – a beloved...

Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much...

Summertime, teenagers and a cemetery. The film BOYS provides a glimpse of a group of teenagers on the Faroe Islands. What does a bunch of teenagers...

1862. Baldur lives a fisherman’s life on the isolated Faroe Islands far to the north in the Atlantic Ocean. His world is turned upside down...

An elderly man one day realises that he will leave his wife for the much younger Maria. His wife reacts stoically. She is neither angry nor unhappy...

A nurse is taking care of an elderly dying woman on a small island near the Torshavn. An old repressed memory of the island resurfaces to haunt the...

A single mother (Óluva Johannessen) is frustrated to see her son (Sámal H.Hansen) lonely and unhappy, so she decides to buy him a new...

Two young women are preparing for a party. All is set, and the only thing remaining is a choice of hairstyle. Faced with each other in the mirror,...

Maria hesitates when her best friend Birita offers her some pills, but – what the hell? Her mother’s away and they are both desperate to...

Annika Samuelsen lives in the Faroe Islands and is transgender. She is in the process of correcting her physical sex but this is a long and often...

Legend has it that those who drown themselves turn into seals. Once a year they return to shore in their human shape. In the hopes of reuniting with...

Elinborg accidentally runs into her friend Marita at the supermarket. The conversation is civil yet slightly awkward, as Elinborg has forgotten...

A psychological drama taking place during a day and a night in the life of a young family living in a beautiful house by the sea in the village of...

Dania is 21 years old and grew up in a Christian community in the Faroe Islands’ Bible belt. She has just moved to Tórshavn and is...

About a popular Faroese character.

A modern tale about the impossible love of a schoolgirl and her older teacher.

STAY is a short film depicting two people going their separate ways. A story about connecting while departing. About loneliness in togetherness. A...