Heartstone (Hjartasteinn) is a 2016 Icelandic coming-of-age drama film directed by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson.
[2] It tells the story of a strong friendship between two preteen boys in a small Icelandic fishing village and the emotional and sexual turbulence of adolescence.
[3] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
[6] It was also nominated for the 2017 Nordic Council Film Prize[7] and won the 2017 Icelandic Edda Awards.
[1] The cinematography by Sturla Brandt Gøvlen amplified Icelandic nature, with long shots of coastlines and fjords.