Synopsis:

Heartstone is basically a film about friendship. It also deals with the discovery of sexuality and the often disconcerting discovery of sexual identity. The beauty of the magnificent Icelandic landscapes doesn´t diminish or hide the violence, loneliness and apathy in an isolated fishing village. Absent parents who don´t know their children. Children who step into adulthood by copying patterns of violence. But in spite of this hostile environment, two boys fight for their friendship. The movie fits perfectly in the tradition of coming-of-age films, those focusing on the end of childhood and the transition to adulthood (a perfect example of this would be The 400 Blows by François Truffaut, a director who will be present in the Festival with his work Farenheit 451). Heartstone is a film full of purity and honesty.

2016: Festival internacional de cinema de Chicago: Melhor filme, nomeado para competição de novos realizadores

2016: Festival de cinema europeu de Sevilha: Prémio Ocaña

2016: Festival de cinema de Veneza: Leão Queer

2017: Festival internacional de cinema de Dallas: Prémio especial do júri, nomeado para grande prémio do júri