Beautiful Beings CFF

Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, 2022, 123 mins.

DIRECTOR: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

WITH: Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson

This stunning coming of age story from Iceland has a freshness and immediacy that delivers an unforgettable cinematic experience. Beautiful Beings takes us away from the familiar rural settings of many Icelandic films into the city and the experiences of a group of four teenage boys. Coming from often dysfunctional homes they forge friendships marked by banter and bravado. The film doesn’t flinch from the raw brutality they face and instigate, but it also has surprising moments of tenderness. Brilliant, nuanced performances from the young leads and beautiful photography which provides a poetic sensibility, make this a powerful, unmissable film. 

The Cambridge Film Festival is presented by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public, in Cambridge and the Eastern region but also throughout the UK. Content warning: Contains scenes of a sexual nature and abuse