Vinterbrødre (Winter Brothers). 2017. Directed by Hlynur Pálmason

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Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre). Denmark/Iceland. Directed by Hlynur Pálmason. Courtesy of New Europe Film Sales

Vinterbrødre (Winter Brothers). 2017. Denmark/Iceland. Directed by Hlynur Pálmason. In English and Danish; English subtitles. 100 min.

New York Premiere

This debut feature from Hlynur Pálmason, an Icelandic visual artist/filmmaker based in Denmark, is an immersive sensory experience set in a desolate Danish limestone mining community. A landscape covered in indistinguishable white ash and snow masks the darkness enveloping Emil, a lonely and eccentric young man who works in the mine with his much more sociable brother. Few notice Emil until he is suspected of causing a co-worker’s grave illness, which leads to his ostracization. A relentless industrial soundscape accompanies this portrait of a man trapped in unforgiving isolation. A KimStim release.

This film accompanies New Directors/New Films 2018.

Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 2:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 9:00 p.m.

Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater

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