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Iceland Is Best

2020

A seventeen-year-old girl yearning to leave her small Icelandic town and make it to California navigates family, dreams, and the pull of home. A gentle coming-of-age drama.

Why it’s here

A British coming-of-age film centered on an Icelandic village and the competing pull of departure and home.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Iceland

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Iceland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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