Months after they broke up, Gunnar receives a strange phone call from his ex-boyfriend, Einar. He sounds distraught, like he's about to do something terrible to himself. Gunnar drives up to the secluded cabin where Einar…

本片在1991年获蒙特利尔电影节最佳艺术贡献奖，1992年获奥斯卡最佳外语片奖提名。影片讲述一位老农夫他独自一人住在冰岛，后来决定搬到首都和亲戚一起居住，但事情并不象他所计划的那样。他年轻的亲威象是来自另一个世界，老人无奈搬到了…