How far would you go to stand up for what you think is right? That’s the question at the heart of “Woman at War.” In the film, an Icelandic woman must decide how far she’s willing to go to stop a big corporation from ruining the environment. The answer is that Halla is willing to start a war.
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Debuting at last year’s Cannes and making its way through the film festival circuit last year, “Woman at War” delighted critics with its tale of a fifty-year-old woman and the lengths she would go to wage her one-person war against big business. Starting with simple vandalism, her methods grow increasingly destructive as her antics gain steam with the local people, who hold her vigilante actions in high regard.
And in honor of the film hitting select theaters today, we are proud to share with our readers an exclusive clip from the film. In the clip, we see Halla as she must reveal her identity to a local man, who questions her actions and why she has instigated this war. Of course, to her, the crimes she commits pail in comparison to the crimes the aluminum factory is perpetrating on the environment.
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The film has gained an incredible amount of buzz, with positive reviews, including our own, which calls the film “a startling movie that’s every bit as idiosyncratic, homely, and dynamic as its country of origin.” The hype around “Woman at War” has grown so much that Jodie Foster has signed on to direct and star in a remake of the film.
“Woman at War” stars Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, and Davíð Þór Jónsson.
“Woman at War” will hit select theaters on March 1.
Here’s the synopsis, as well as the exclusive clip:
Halla is a fifty-year-old independent person. But behind the scenes of a quiet routine, she leads a double life as a passionate environmental activist. Known to others only by her alias “The Woman of the Mountain,” Halla secretly wages a one-person-war on the local aluminum industry. As Halla’s actions grow bolder, from petty vandalism to outright industrial sabotage, she succeeds in pausing the negotiations between the Icelandic government and the corporation building a new aluminum smelter. But right as she begins planning her biggest and boldest operation yet, she receives an unexpected letter that changes everything. Her application to adopt a child has finally been accepted and there is a little girl waiting for her in Ukraine. As Halla prepares to abandon her role as saboteur and savior of the Highlands to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she decides to plot one final attack to deal the aluminum industry a crippling blow.