The Sacred Mound

The Sacred Mound — Plot

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.

• Release date
• November 19, 1993
• Runtime
• 84 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Hrafn Gunnlaugsson

The Sacred Mound — Cast

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Steinþór Rafn Matthíasson Gestur

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Alda Sigurðardóttir Helga Helgi Skúlason Helga's Father

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Tinna Finnbogadóttir Kolla Valdimar Örn Flygenring Hjalmtyr Agneta Prytz Gestur's Grandmother Edda Björgvinsdóttir Gestur's Mother Arne Nyberg