Ikíngut
| İkingut | |
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| Directed by | Gísli Snær Erlingsson |
| Written by | Jon Steinar Ragnarsson |
| Starring | Hjalti Rúnar Jónsson, Hans Tittus, Nakinge, Pálmi Gestsson |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min |
| Countries | Iceland, Denmark, Norway |
| Languages | Icelandic, Greenlandic |
Ikíngut is a movie that was released in 2000.
The word means "Friend" in the native language[1] and it is also a name given to children.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The film tells an extraordinary story of friendship. In the 19th century, a small Eskimo boy living in Greenland reaches a remote village in Iceland on a broken iceberg. He meets a young boy named Buas, who is from a family in the village, and, by chance, saves him from the falling avalanche. The two kids become friends. People of the village, however, are superstitious, and believe that the awkward-looking Ikingut (named after the first word he uses) is an evil spirit.[3] Therefore, Buas has to fight for his friend against those who want him to be imprisoned or even killed.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Ikíngut, Nordic Names, (Citation: "Both genders name - Greenlandic name meaning friend.") - submitted by Stine Larsen (Denmark), The Greenland Language Secretariat Oqaasileriffik, Access date: 17 May 2022
- ^ Ikíngut, Behind the Name (Citation: "Means friend in Greenlandic."), Access date: 17 May 2022
- ^ Ikingut - 2000, Letterboxd, Access date: 17 May 2022
- ^ "BBC - Films - review - Ikingut". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Ikingut". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Ikingut - CinemaZone.dk - et filmmagasin i bredformat". www.cinemazone.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-10-03.