Movies & TV Shows from Faeroe Islands

Agnes Peterson is a student of journalism. Maria Guttesen suddenly disappeared in 1966 when she was 20 years old. 50 years later, Agnes will undertake an investigation to fulfill her grandfather's dream; to find his sister Maria, dead or alive, and solve the mystery of her disappearance. Jákup Jacobsen, a famous writer in Europe, was one of the main suspects, but evidence was never found against him. His latest published book talks about kidnappings of women. Agnes will move between reality and fiction to solve the case.

An elderly man one day realises that he will leave his wife for the much younger Maria. His wife reacts stoically. She is neither angry nor unhappy but thinks he should be allowed to sow a few wild oats. She is convinced that he will come to his senses and return to her bosom. He does - but not quite in the way she had imagined...

Elinborg accidentally runs into her friend Marita at the supermarket. The conversation is civil yet slightly awkward, as Elinborg has forgotten Marita's birthday. However, something else is nagging Marita, who decides to corner her friend and ask if Elinborg has blocked her on Facebook.

Presents a day in the life of a few inhabitants of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands: A father and his daughter are having breakfast when the fire-brigade drive by. A woman and her child are looking at the fire and meet a married couple. The couple say hello to a man who is going out with his boat... and so on.

The whale hunters of the Faroe Islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but, when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, environmental changes threaten their way of life forever.

The young Julia – the priest's daughter – falls in love with the beautiful Barbara, who just moved to the island. A story about forbidden love and the hard choices it leads to.

Grounded and romantic Kári loves his simple life in a small village on an isolated island, in one of the smallest countries in the world. But times soon take a turn for the worse; the only source of income for the local community is the fish factory where he works, and when it faces closure, the workers and his best friend look for a way out. But unlike most young people on the island, Kári wants to stay, at peace with things as they are. Even when everyone is chasing a better future somewhere else, Kári decides to stay and face the challenges head-on. Because for him, his home town is The Last Paradise on Earth.

Dania is 21 years old and grew up in a Christian community in the Faroe Islands’ Bible belt. She has just moved to Tórshavn and is seeing Trygvi, a hip-hop artist and poet locally known as Silvurdrongur (Silver Kid). He comes from a secular family and writes poems and texts about the shadow sides of humanity. Dania herself sings in a Christian band but is fascinated by Trygvi’s courage to write brutally honest lyrics. As she tries to find her place in the world and understand herself, she starts to write more personal texts. Her writings develop into a collection of critical poems called ‘Skál’ (‘Cheers’), about the double life that she and other youths must live in the conservative Christian world.

A psychological drama taking place during a day and a night in the life of a young family living in a beautiful house by the sea in the village of Sandur in the Faroe Islands. At a first glance it seems like an ordinary, happy family - mum and dad and their 11-year-old daughter - but soon we realize that something dark and sinister lies lurking behind the facade waiting to explode.

Two friends, Rannvá and Barba, return to Faroe Islands after seven years abroad. The girls arouse both curiosity and outrage with their bizarre city appearance and emancipated behaviour. They embark on a road trip with one of the locals, Rúni, who - as it turns out - also carries a dark secret. The trio goes on a journey not just through the beautiful landscape of the Faroes but into the land of the past.

A creative portrait of Faroese artist Sigrun Gunnarsdóttir and the mountainous landscapes that inspire her. Warm, colourful and imaginative, just as her paintings have made her the country’s most beloved artist.

Unemployed and lazy Martin, spends his days playing videogames at home. His mother, fed up with his unambitious lifestyle, forces him to get a job as a pizza delivery man for local pizza franchise; Wünder Pitsa, where things start to go awry.

Ivar is stranded on a mountainous country road on the Faroe Islands and the only person he can ask for help is his estranged brother.

Two young women are preparing for a party. All is set, and the only thing remaining is a choice of hairstyle. Faced with each other in the mirror, tension is running high and it only takes the smallest thing to re-ignite a deep and lasting conflict between these two friends.

Maria hesitates when her best friend Birita offers her some pills, but – what the hell? Her mother’s away and they are both desperate to have some fun tonight. They set off and, once the drug takes effect, start euphorically planning how they might finally escape their dreary island...

In 1993, the Faroe Islands faced one of the most dramatic and under-reported financial collapses in Nordic history. After years of rapid growth, the country’s two largest banks failed, triggering mass bankruptcies, evictions, and emigration. At the center stood Marita Petersen – the Faroe Islands' first female Prime Minister – tasked with averting total collapse. Under intense pressure, she negotiated with Denmark, managed deep internal party rifts, and made decisions that saved the nation but cost her everything.

Rannvá is abandoned by her husband, and is now sitting alone in her appartment. While she is trying to pass time, the past comes back to hunt her.

Seals were believed to be former human beings who voluntarily sought death in the ocean. Once a year, on the Thirteenth night, they were allowed to come on land, strip off their skins and amuse themselves as human beings, dancing and enjoying themselves. This short film explores the legend of Kópakonan, literally meaning “the Seal Woman”, one of the best-known folktales in the Faroe Islands.

A nurse is taking care of an elderly dying woman on a small island near the Torshavn. An old repressed memory of the island resurfaces to haunt the nurse and, as the elderly lady's health deteriorates, so does the sanity of the nurse.

The story of a Grandmother who swims every day in the sea whatever the weather.

The series looks at the Faroe Islands and Faroese people from a slightly different, and perhaps a little more humorous, perspective than usual. We meet the nationalist Harald, his wife Pernille, and their daughter Søs, all of whom live in Copenhagen. We also meet the grumpy Sofus, the lonely Niels, the gay Kjartan, the chic Remi and Rosely, the smooth reporters Olgar and Randi, and many, many others. It's expected that most people will recognize themselves in some of these characters who, in one way or another, shape the Faroe Islands of 2008.

In this new comedy series, we follow PaulE as he tries his luck as an influencer. He needs to get followers, collaborations, and the 'perfect' lifestyle. In short clips, we see how the influencer life isn't always as polished as it looks on Instagram.