Independent Films, Film Profiles

White Whales (film)
by Friðrik_Þór_Friðriksson

White Whales (orig: Skytturnar ( pronunciation (help·info))) the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens, and MX-21 on the soundtrack.The story starts when two experienced whalers decided to settle down in Reykjavík at the end of the whaling season. While there, they get into trouble and are thrown out of one establishment after another. When events led to a violence escalate, they break into a weapons shop and steal rifles to confront the police.