When the Light Breaks / Ljósbrot - Cork International Film Festival

When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty. Rúnar Rúnarsson poignantly dramatises the strangeness of a day when someone you love dies. The feeling that everything is shrinking together with your heart, and at the same time of being very much part of nature and aware of all of the world's tragic beauty.

The film’s talented young cast hit all the right notes and their vibrant performances allow us to truly enter their emotional world. When the film ends, we leave with a sense of gratitude for having met them and for having shared this important moment in their life.

The film will be introduced by its producer, Heather Millard.

It will be preceded by the new short film by Rúnar Rúnarsson: O.