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2002

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Starring	Tomas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdottir
Director	Dagur Kari
Genres	Drama

Noi Albinoi

In a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs for freedom and independence, Noi makes for an excellent character study. His existence is anything but typical given the challenges that the Icelandic climate presents. Noi must shovel the snow away from the front door of his house in order to even open the door and get out in the morning, and he passes his free time firing a rifle at the mighty icicles that hang threateningly from the local hills. When he's not calming his alcoholic father after fits of rage, Noi hangs out at the local gas station where Iris, the beautiful daughter of the local bookshop owner, works. The surprising comic twist, which puts a very different perspective on this otherwise basic tale of Icelandic adolescence, brings a pensive fatalism to NOI.
Director-writer Dagur Kari masterfully directs the small cast of unique characters in this well-paced film debut, while the numbing photography of perpetual ice and snow, and a superb soundtrack of acoustic music by Kari's band Slowblow give the film its reflective, dark mood.

Starring	Tomas Lemarquis, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Elin Hansdottir
Director	Dagur Kari
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: Icelandic
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 21 May 2004

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- Engaging and quirky drama of dissatisfaction, set in an icy landscape as frozen and immutable as the townspeople themselves.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Engaging and fun.
  
  Noi aspires to nothing, choosing instead to mope about his isolated Icelandic village. A wonderfully lucid tale that's in no hurry to go anywhere; and ... read more »
  
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  Young and Rebellious in Iceland
  
  Fascinating film of life in the cold, wherein a young rebel, played endearingly and intelligently by Tomas Marquis, manages to make his life a little more ... read more »
  
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  - Lydbury North
  - 01 May 2012 at 13:39
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  A Interesting look on life in a small town
  
  Noi the Albino is a great film, with interesting look how fustrating and interesting life is where you are different both phyiscally and mentally. The colours ... read more »
  
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- - seacatking
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  - 13 Dec 2011 at 19:14
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  Small Icelandic town
  
  Life in a small Icelandic town - not a bad movie
  
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  In a tiny village located in the remote West Fjords of Iceland, Noi lives a strangely quiet life with his grandmother. A 17-year-old afflicted by the typical symptoms of teenage angst, who longs for freedom and independence, Noi makes for an excellent character study. His existence is anything but ...