Written and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson, the theatrical version of the Saga of Gisli Sursson was praised as a culturally accurate representation of the time period.

[1] This Icelandic Saga begins with Gisli, Thorgrim, Thorkel, and Vestein making a blood pact to protect one another.

One example of his great escapes is when one of Bork's men come to an island and discovers that Gisli is there hiding with a poor farmer and his wife.

When Gisli finds out that his enemies know where he stays he decides to act like the halfwit, who occasionally sits on the lawn, in order to escape from his pursuers.

As this is happening, Vestein's two sons dress up as girls and kill Thorkel, Gisli's brother, who they believe was partially responsible for the death of their father.

Surprisingly, Thordis feels guilty for encouraging Bork to kill her brother after she learns Gisli is dead.

As a result of her guilt, when Eyjolf visits Bork, Thordis attempts to stab him with a knife to avenge her brother's death.

This may have been done in the film to ensure that the audience realized the critical roles that the women played in the course of events in the story.

In the movie however, Gisli was depicted as a man of normal stature with the will to overcome the obstacles placed before him and to fight through the challenges he had.