VIRGIN MOUNTAIN

Film Info

Iceland 2015 | 94 min. Director: Dagur Kári

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VIRGIN MOUNTAIN

Synopsis

Fúsi, a timid man in his mid-forties, is yet to find the courage to fully enter and embrace the adult world; to lift his wings and leave his nest. He sleepwalks through everyday life, where routine is key.

When a vibrant woman about his own age and an eight-year-old girl unexpectedly enter his life, he is soon forced to step up; take a leap and find out where his wings will take him.

Cast & Crew

Director

Dagur Kári
Producer

Baltasar Kormákur, Agnes Johansen
Screenwriter

Dagur Kári
Director of photography

Rasmus Videbæk
Protagonist

Gunnar Jónsson (Fúsi), Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir (Sjöfn)
Editor (Cut)

Andri Steinn Guðjónsson, Olivier Bugge Coutté, Dagur Kári
Sound Design

Ingvar Lundberg, Kjartan Kjartansson
Original Score

Dagur Kári, Orri Jónsson
Production Design

Hálfdan Pedersen
Costume Design

Helga Rós V. Hannam

Director's comment

VIRGIN MOUNTAIN is a character study and a close-up of a middle aged man, Fúsi, who is still stuck in his childhood.
Like a bird that refuses to leave the nest, he still lives with his mother and has created a bubble-like world around him where he feels safe and secure.
Fúsi has no intentions of breaking the bubble; status quo is what he wants, but what he really needs is perhaps to take one small step forward in the board game of life.
The film was written with a specific actor in mind. Gunnar Jónsson is a natural talent who has done a lot of comedy over the past decade, but I have always dreamt of seeing him dealing with a more serious role.