The films follows Ari, 16, who has been living with his mother in Reykjavik and is suddenly sent back to the remote Westfjords to live with his father Gunnar. Here he has to navigate a difficult relationship with his father, and he finds his childhood friends changed. In these hopeless and declining surroundings, Ari has to step up and find his way.
| Original title | Þrestir |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Sparrows |
| Director | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Screenplay | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Producer | Mikkel Jersin, Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Director of Photography | Sophia Olsson |
| Editor | Jacob Secher Schulsinger |
| Sound | Gunnar Óskarsson |
| Composer | Kjartan Sveinsson |
| Production designer | Marta Luiza Macuga |
| Casting | Dóra Christians, Birna Hjaltalín Pálmadóttir |
| Appearance | Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir |
| Production country | Iceland, Denmark, Croatia |
| Dialogue language | Islandsk |
| Domestic distribution | Øst for Paradis |
| International sales | Versatile Films |
| Danish theatrical release | 25.08.2016 |
| Cinemas | Café Biografen (Odense), Biffen (Aalborg), Gloria, Øst for Paradis (Århus), Gentofte Kino, Empire, Nicolai Biograf (Kolding) |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah Iben | 2016-12-22 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Redvall, Eva Novrup | 2016-08-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bukdahl, Lars | 2016-08-26 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2016-08-25 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Frank Rasmussen, Nanna | 2016-08-25 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Vinterberg, Søren | 2016-08-25 |
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