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1995

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A charming, acclaimed Icelandic road saga about a Japanese man's spiritual quest through a snowbound landscape littered with winsome native inhabitants. Hirata is forced to cancel his annual golf trip in Hawaii in order to fulfill a Japanese tradition. He must travel to the river where his parents were killed in an accident .. Read more

Starring	Masatoshi Nagase, Fisher Stevens, Lili Taylor, Gisli Halldorsson
Director	Fredrik Thor Fridriksson, Fredrik Thor Fridrikss
Genres	Drama

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- This Icelandic odyssey reveals Japanese star Nagase (who first came to notice in the West in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery... read more on Time Out
- 46877
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 6
  - 0
  Surprisingly Good
  
  We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - PLR
  - 11 reviews
  - Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 16:06
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- - 0
  - 0
  Second half much better than the first
  
  The comedy elements of the first half of the film felt like they were based on caricatures of Icelanders (and Americans) and I wasn't particularly impressed... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 10:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Quirky & enjoyable
  
  Odd roadtrip movie; Japanese guy travels around iceland meeting various people along the way. Enjoyable & gently paced, with an ever-present backdrop of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 15:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Another good Icelandic film
  
  This is a very sweet road movie, about a Japanese guy (you'll remember him from 'Mystery Train' I'm sure) who is coerced by a family member into... read more »
  
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- - TristanWhite
  - 307 reviews
  - London, UK
  - 29 Sep 2006 at 01:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Dreamlike
  
  very sweet eastern film.
  
  You will never know what it will be real and what not.
  
  This sensation of flowing will be always with you watching... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 10 Jul 2006 at 13:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Fascinating road movie
  
  Chose this ages ago after seeing another film about Iceland.
  
  (Noi Albino?)
  
  This one was excellent. The story often seems like something ... read more »
  
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- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 01 Apr 2006 at 21:38
- - 1
  - 1
  ICELAND
  
  If you are about to travel to Iceland, it may be interesting to watch this film as it does have brilliant scenes of Icelandic nature. The film lacks a ... read more »
  
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  - Northern Kurdish Federal Republic, Diyar e bekir.
  - 29 Apr 2005 at 17:28
- - 6
  - 0
  Surprisingly Good
  
  We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 134047
- - PLR
  - 11 reviews
  - Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 16:06
- - 3
  - 0
  Second time round!
  
  This was my second viewing.
  
  I have a soft spot for road movies - the more bizarre the journey the better. In Cold Fever a young Japanese salaryman ... read more »
  
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- - Hypatia
  - Cornwall
  - 22 Dec 2004 at 09:43
- - 4
  - 1
  Charming and moving
  
  A beautiful, quite short, but engrossing little movie. Suspend disbelief (e.g. don't they have public transport in Iceland?) for 88 minutes and enjoy the ... read more »
  
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- 22037
- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 17 Oct 2004 at 16:40
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- - 6
  - 0
  Surprisingly Good
  
  We got this for the scenery more than for the film but were totally and pleasantly surprised to find it a really good film! A young Japanese man goes to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 134047
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - PLR
  - 11 reviews
  - Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 16:06
- - 4
  - 1
  Charming and moving
  
  A beautiful, quite short, but engrossing little movie. Suspend disbelief (e.g. don't they have public transport in Iceland?) for 88 minutes and enjoy the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 22037
- - a customer
  - Manchester, England
  - 17 Oct 2004 at 16:40
- - 3
  - 0
  Second time round!
  
  This was my second viewing.
  
  I have a soft spot for road movies - the more bizarre the journey the better. In Cold Fever a young Japanese salaryman ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 317095
- - Hypatia
  - Cornwall
  - 22 Dec 2004 at 09:43
- - 1
  - 1
  ICELAND
  
  If you are about to travel to Iceland, it may be interesting to watch this film as it does have brilliant scenes of Icelandic nature. The film lacks a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 98228
- - a customer
  - Northern Kurdish Federal Republic, Diyar e bekir.
  - 29 Apr 2005 at 17:28
- - 0
  - 0
  Fascinating road movie
  
  Chose this ages ago after seeing another film about Iceland.
  
  (Noi Albino?)
  
  This one was excellent. The story often seems like something ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 227280
- - crispin40
  - 530 reviews
  - Stirling, Scotland
  - 01 Apr 2006 at 21:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Dreamlike
  
  very sweet eastern film.
  
  You will never know what it will be real and what not.
  
  This sensation of flowing will be always with you watching... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 262611
- - a customer
  - London
  - 10 Jul 2006 at 13:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Another good Icelandic film
  
  This is a very sweet road movie, about a Japanese guy (you'll remember him from 'Mystery Train' I'm sure) who is coerced by a family member into... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 290160
- - TristanWhite
  - 307 reviews
  - London, UK
  - 29 Sep 2006 at 01:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Quirky & enjoyable
  
  Odd roadtrip movie; Japanese guy travels around iceland meeting various people along the way. Enjoyable & gently paced, with an ever-present backdrop of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 794482
- - a customer
  - London
  - 06 Aug 2009 at 15:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Second half much better than the first
  
  The comedy elements of the first half of the film felt like they were based on caricatures of Icelanders (and Americans) and I wasn't particularly impressed... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1047175
- - a customer
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 10:29

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Critics' reviews
- This Icelandic odyssey reveals Japanese star Nagase (who first came to notice in the West in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery... read more on Time Out
- 46877
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- A quirky road movie where different cultures don't so much clash as collide head-on.
- 33610
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...A stunningly beautiful film..."
- 12483
- - Empire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...A one-of-a-kind picture..."
- 12485
- - Time Out
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...Ingenious..."
- 12484
- - Sunday Telegraph
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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