This is Iceland at its' grimmest - dark, brooding, edge of civilisation in terms of buildings and culture. But an interesting, if rather predictable in its' villain and outcome, film that is set in a different world (cue Pacino in 'Insomnia') with a crazy seeming language and an acceptance of behaviour that 'jars!' A bit of a villain is murdered, and a young man loses his young daughter to illness (no US or UK film would show a nude seven year old on the slab!), so the tired, bit shambolic, but hard, detective (with a druggie daughter) goes digging into the murky depths of small town secrets and guilt allied to police corruption. It is well acted, well written, well photographed, and does not overstay its' welcome. Oh, and it has the infamous sheephead scene - be warned!
