NATATORIUM

Feature film | Drama

Director Helena Stefánsdóttir
2024

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A young girl stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she waits for the results of her audition for an international performance group. Her grandparents welcome her, delighted about the chance to get to know their granddaughter better. While staying at the house, the girl gets to know her uncle, who suffers from a mysterious long-term lung illness and is mainly confined to bed. She also observes her grandmother's weird religious rituals, some involving a swimming pool in the basement. When the girl's father finds out that she is staying with his parents, he persuades his sister to visit the house to get her out, ending with a terrible tragedy.

CREDITS

Starring Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Elin Petersdottir, Stefanía Berndsen, Jónas Birkir Alfreðson, Valur Freyr Einarsson, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson, Kristín Petursdóttir

Producer Sunna Guðnadóttir

‍Co-producers Julia Elomäki, Heather Millard

‍Executive Producers Arnar Steinn Friðbjarnarson, Miia Haavisto,  Nima Yousef, Tintin Scheynius

‍Cinematography Kerttu Hakkarainen

‍Editing Jussi Rautaniemi

‍Sound Design Björn Viktorsson

‍Production Design Snorri Freyr Hilmarsson

‍Music Jacob Groth

‍Costume Design María Th. Ólafsdóttir

‍Make-up Tinna Ingimarsdóttir

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SALES

LevelK

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FESTIVALS

2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam, World Premiere
2024 SXSW, Austin, Texas, North America Premiere
2024 Cleveland International Film Festival
2024 FILMADRID Festival Internacional de Cine
2024 Riga International Film Festival
2024 Filmfest München
2024 IndieLisboa - International Independent Film Festival
2024 Helsinki Intl Film Festival - Love & Anarchy
2024 Reykjavik International Film Festival
2024 T-MOBILE New Horizons International Film Festival
2024 Thessaloniki International Film Festival
2024 Transilvania International Film Festival
2024 Vilnius International Film Festival
2025 Tromsø International Film Festival


NOMINATIONS/AWARDS

Best Nordic Pitch, Finnish Film Affair 2023
Best Cinematography, Edda Awards 2025
Best Editing, Edda Awards 2025
Best Sound Design, Edda Awards 2025