The Fish Can Sing

The Fish Can Sing — Plot

As Álfgrímur, an orphaned boy, begins to encounter the minor politicians, businessmen, and social-climbers of the growing town of Reykjavík, he starts to question his future as a fisherman's grandson and is increasingly fascinated by Garðar Hólm, the celebrated Icelandic "world singer" whose sporadic returns to Iceland encourage Álfgrímur to pursue his own personal goals of self-expression. He discovers the true value of his boyhood experiences only as he sets out on a path that will take him away from them forever.

• Release date
• January 28, 1973

The Fish Can Sing — Cast

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Árni Árnason Álfgrímur (Age 17) Þorsteinn Ö. Stephensen Grandfather

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Regína Þórðardóttir Grandmother Þóra Borg Einarsson Aunt Kristín

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Sigríður B Bragadóttir Guðmundsen Girl

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Róbert Arnfinnsson Guðmundsen

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Nikulás Þorvarðsson Álfgrímur (Age 12)

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Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)