Connections are found in the unlikeliest of places, and that’s the thematic thread the pulls together “And Breathe Normally.” The Icelandic feature makes its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, and today we’re excited to exclusively share a clip from the intriguing drama.
Written and directed by Ísold Uggadóttir, and starring Kristín Thóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, and Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, the story details the connection made between a refugee on her way to Canada, and a border patrol officer struggling to raise her young son on her own. Here’s the official synopsis:
At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, a quiet and unassuming Keflavik airport rests, surrounded by vast volcanic landscape and the periodic soaring of an airplane.
It is here that Adja, a refugee from Guinea-Bissau on route to Canada, finds herself stranded when stopped by a border patrol officer during a layover. It so happens that one of these border patrol officers is Lara, herself a struggling young mother, on the verge of homeless, whilst in-training to become a guardian of the law.
As destiny will have it, these women’s paths will continue to cross in the small Icelandic town, culminating in the formation of an unlikely bond.
“And Breathe Normally” will have its World Premiere on Monday, January 22nd at Prospector Square Theatre at 5:30 PM.