Quake follows
Saga (Anita Briem),
a single mother in her late thirties, who gets hit by a fierce epileptic attack walking in a public park with her six-year-old son resulting in a
total memory loss. Afraid of being considered unable to take care of her son, Saga
attempts to hide her state from others and occupies herself digging for the answers she needs. As she struggles to
gather bits and pieces from her forgotten life, repressed memories that Saga
unconsciously blocked as a child suddenly
start to come back, revealing a painful truth about herself and the past.
"Gripping Icelandic psychological drama"
- The Reviews Hub
"Works so well because it chooses to slowly unravel the mystery"- Backseat Mafia"Beautiful piece of filmmaking that leaves a mark." - The Hollywood NewsBased on the best-selling book, Quake: A Novel, by Audur Jonsdóttir, which was nominated for the Icelandic Literary prize, and picked out by Tiff Selects 2021,
Quake stars
Anita Briem (The Tudors, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, The Minister)
, Edda Björgvinsdóttir (Under the tree, The Valhalla Murders) and is written and directed by
Tinna Hrafnsdóttir (Margrete - Queen of the North, Valhalla Murders, The Minister), and produced by Hlín Jóhannesdóttir of Ursus Parvus.