Under the Glacier

Feb 25, 1989 1h 31m

6.2

6 votes

Synopsis

Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

Title	Under the Glacier
Companies	Umbi s.f., Magma Films Ltd., Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Countries	Germany, Iceland
Keywords	based on novel or book, magic, scandinavia, iceland, woman director, shamanism