QUAKE

QUAKE (2021) by Tinna Hrafnsdóttir
Thriller Drama Based on Book 104' Iceland Icelandic with English Subs
Festivals Braunschweig IFF 22, Australia Scandinavian FF 22, Film by The Sea IFF 22, OFF Camera FF 22, Seattle IFF 22, Santa Barbara IFF 22, Göteborg FF 22, Tromsø IFF 22, WP PÖFF - Black Nights FF 2021 MP TIFF Selects 2021

After being hit by a seizure Saga's life changes forever. Long forgotten repressed memories suddenly start to come back, forcing her to face a disturbing truth about her past... and present.

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" - The Hollywood News

Based 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.

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