The Dance

The Dance () is a 1998 Icelandic drama film produced and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It is set in the Faroe Islands and revolves around a wedding which is interrupted when a British fishing trawler is wrecked nearby. The screenplay is based on the short story Her skal danses by William Heinesen from Faroe Islands. It was filmed in the Faroe Islands with an Icelandic cast. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where Guðmundsson won the Silver St. George for Best Director. Cast Gunnar Helgason as Pétur Baldur T. Hreinsson as Ívar (as Baldur Trausti Hreinsson) Pálína Jónsdóttir as Sirsa Dofri Hermannsson as Haraldur Gísli Halldórsson as Nikulás Kristina Sundar Hansen as Anna Linda Saga Jónsdóttir as Salmóma Arnar Jónsson as Djákni Magnús Ólafsson as Sýslumaður Benedikt Erlingsson as Hólófernes Production Kristín Atladóttir and Ágúst Guðmundsson wrote the script after William Heinesen's short story "Her skal danses". Ísfilm produced the film in collaboration with Oxford Film Company, Nordisk Film and Hamburger Kino Kompanie. The film was shot in the Faroe Islands with Icelandic actors. Release The film was screened at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival, Festroia International Film Festival, the 21st Moscow International Film Festival and several other festivals. It was released in Icelandic cinemas on 23 September 1998.