The Fish Can Sing

The Fish Can Sing — Plot

Set at the start of the twentieth century, the movie deals with the orphaned boy Álfgrímur, his adoptive grandparents, and the small, tolerant community of misfits and eccentrics they gather around them at Brekkukot, their cottage in Reykjavík. As Álfgrímur 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
• February 11, 1973
• Runtime
• 167 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Rolf Hädrich

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

R

Róbert Arnfinnsson Guðmundsen

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Nikulás Þorvarðsson Álfgrímur (Age 12)

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Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir Guðmundsen Girl (Aged 17)