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Bye Bye Blue Bird
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Bye Bye Blue Bird

1999-07-30 · 85 min · ★ 5.9

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Directors
Katrin Ottarsdóttir
Production companies
Det Danske Filminstitut, Peter Bech Film, Scanbox
Countries
Denmark, Faeroe Islands
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hildigunn EyðfinsdóttirRannvá
Sigri Mitra GaïniSigri Mitra GaïniBarba
Johan DalsgaardRúni
Elin K. MouritsenBarba's Mother
Birita MohrWaitress / Singer
Peter Hesse OvergaardPeter Hesse OvergaardBarba's Stepfather
Nora BærentsenRannvá's Mother
Egi DamRannvá's Father
Adelborg LinklettRannvá's grandmother
Sverri EgholmRannvá's grandfather
Høgni JohansenMate
Gunnvá ZachariasenBrud

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