Synopsis
Old farmers blew up a dam to save their valley. They had protested for years but were losing the battle and being chased off their land when in the middle of the night they brought out the dynamite. This event marks the birth of environmentalism in Iceland. The farmers won a court case against them by sticking together and all confessing. For 40 years they have never revealed the secret. Until now.
Credits
Director: Grímur Hákonarson
Producer: Hanna Björk Valsdóttir, Sigurður Gísli Pálmason
Production company: Ground Control Productions
Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Editor: Steinþór Birgisson, Eva Lind Höskuldsdóttir
Sound designer: Björn Viktorsson, Huldar Freyr Arnarson
Composer: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Color: Steinþór Birgisson
Graphic design: Friðrik Snær Friðriksson
Support: The Icelandic Film Center, RÚV, NRK, Nordisk Film & TV Fund.
Winner: Edda, Icelandic Film Awards: Best documentary