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Icelandic | Ljósbrot |
Directed by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Written by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Produced by | Heather Millard Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Starring | Elín Hall |
Cinematography | Sophia Olsson |
Edited by | Andri Steinn Guðjónsson |
Music by | Jóhann Jóhannsson |
Production companies | Compass Films Halibut Revolver Amsterdam MP Film Production Eaux Vives Productions Jour2Fête |
Distributed by | Jour2Fête (France) |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
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Language | Icelandic |
When the Light Breaks ( Icelandic: Ljósbrot, lit. ' Refraction') is a 2024 drama film by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The film depicts a teen grieving for her first love's death during one summer day. [1]
It was selected as the opening film for the Un Certain Regard selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024. [2] [3]
When the Light Breaks is a co-production between Iceland, the Netherlands, Croatia and France. [4] Heather Millard produced the film for Compass Films with Rúnar Rúnarsson's company Halibut, [5] in co-production with Revolver Amsterdam, MP Film Production, Eaux Vives Productions and Jour2Fête. [6]
Jour2Fête is scheduled to distribute the film in France on 18 December 2024. [7]