SummaryA remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.
Directed By:Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Written By:Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Heartstone
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Generally Favorable
70
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Mixed or Average
5.6
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Sep 28, 2017
83
Beautifully shot, touchingly performed and delivered with a thrillingly atmospheric sense of place, Heartstone lets us meditate on these themes during that long last summer, when childhood seems like it’s going to extend, agonizingly, forever, only for it to be snapped abruptly away like a shout on the wind.
Sep 25, 2017
80
Affecting as well as perceptive in how it intimately depicts the awkward blossoming of youth, Heartstone wades into the crowded coming-of-age genre with just the right amount of confidence, compassion and clear-eyed style.
Sep 28, 2017
70
Sensitive performances from the young cast ensure that the story ultimately acquires poignancy, and the arresting physical setting helps disguise the familiarity of some of its coming-of-age signposts.
Sep 28, 2017
70
Despite its need for serious narrative compression, this remains an emotionally authentic, often poignant look at growing up and growing aware.
Sep 28, 2017
60
Sympathetic as Thor’s journey to awareness is, Heartstone’s languid, rollingly repetitive storytelling never quite justifies its weighted focus on his character at the expense of his friend’s more active anguish; a more judicious edit could place both in sharper relief.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.6
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Aug 26, 2018
7
Beautiful portray of what a relationship for two people can be, different for each one of those people. The film is hard to watch at times. It´s realistic but also with some unnecessary shots at the beggining which apart from cruel, make you hate pretty much all the characters at first. Thankfully that changes and it develops in this beautiful (but sad) interaction between these two teenagers and includes very emotional scenes and warm reactions too. I just wish we all could learn once and for all to be kinder with our environment, something I´m not sure the people responsible for this film are aware of, just like the other review here said. But the story itself is well done. Best character the blonde kid.
Feb 2, 2026
6
내가 널 사랑해줄 순 없지만사랑해줄 순 있어"내가 널 찾아갈게"201231 (3.0)-1. 토르, 크리스티앙, 한나, 베스 진짜 저 나이의 꼬마들 같아서 너무 귀엽다 ㅋㅋ 폭력적이고 충동적이고 본능적이야 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ2. 첫키스 하고 자다가 오줌싼 토르 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ3. 토르의 누나들도 ㅋㅋㅋ 딱 저 나이의 청소년기같다 ㅋㅋㅋ 성상품화하는 곡인지도 모르고 대중가요에 빠져서 야한 춤을 춘다 ㅋㅋ4. 전체적인 분위기가 <소년들>이랑 되게 비슷하네5. 포비아 아빠를 둔 크리스티앙은 자신의 감정을 얼마나 철저하게 숨겨야하는지 잘 안다 ㅠ 좋아하는 애 떠보려다가 되려 커플 만들어준 격이 되고 ㅠㅠ 답답해서 더러운 연못에 들어가 소리치는 크리스티앙 너무 안쓰럽다.6. 스웨덴 애들은 배우라서 속눈썹 염색한건가? 저렇게 애기인데 일반인들도 저렇게 속눈썹을 검게 염색하려나?7. 스웨덴 얼마나 깨끗한 나라면 눈을 저렇게 줏어서 퍼먹을까?8. 장난스러운 아이들을 보여주는 것 같았던 오프닝 장면이 아주 큰 의미를 가지고 있었다. 거대한 물고기를 낚으며 신난 아이들에게 먹을 것 없는 못생긴 쏨뱅이가 잡히자 다들 '크리스티앙'을 닮았다며 놀리고 밟아죽이려 한다. 이미 밟혀서 살기 힘들어보이는 상태임에도 '토르'는 쏨뱅이를 구해 바다로 보내준다. 이게 둘의 관계를 의미하는 거였을 줄이야. 크리스티앙은 본능으로 토르를 사랑했고 토르는 크리스티앙을 아주 좋아하는 친구지만 크리스티앙처럼 사랑해줄 순 없다. 그럼에도 토르는 크리스티앙이 늘 그랬던 것 처럼 보살펴주겠지. 응원해주겠지 ㅠ 힘내 크리스티앙.
Production Company:
- Join Motion Pictures
- SF Studios
Release Date:Sep 29, 2017
Duration:2 h 9 m
Awards
Edda Awards, Iceland
• 9 Wins & 16 Nominations
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Warsaw International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations





























