The Sacred Mound

The Sacred Mound

84 mins | Drama | Nov. 19, 1993

A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.

The Sacred Mound

84 mins | Drama | Nov. 19, 1993

The Sacred Mound
A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness and instead of regarding her as a mother figure; he falls obsessively in love with her.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers FilmTeknik, Viking Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svensk Filmindustri, F.I.L.M.
Original title Hin helgu vé
Directors Hrafn Gunnlaugsson
Writers Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, Bo Jönsson

Cast

Helgi Skúlason

as Helga's Father

Agneta Prytz

as Gestur's Grandmother

Edda Björgvinsdóttir

as Gestur's Mother