The Beast
Directed by Hilmar Oddsson
Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986
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