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Agnes

5.0(5)

Released:December 22, 1995

Runtime:1h 46m

Status:Released

In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.

Cast

María Ellingsen

María Ellingsen

Agnes

Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur

Natan

Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Sýslumaður

Hanna María Karlsdóttir

Hanna María Karlsdóttir

Sýslumannsfrú

Árni Pétur Guðjónsson

Árni Pétur Guðjónsson

Séra Þorvarður

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson

Friðrik

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Guðmundur

Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson

Eyfi

Þröstur Guðbjartsson

Sigfús

Hulda Rún Jónsdóttir

Elín

Bergljót Arnalds

Sigríður

Guðný Guðlaugsdóttir

Sólveig

Stígur Stefánsson

Símon

Helgi Skúlason

Helgi Skúlason

Jóhann

Árni Tryggvason

Árni Tryggvason

Mogensen

Storyline

In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant in the house of the county sheriff. There she is constantly sexually harassed by him and treated with contempt by his wife. Agnes falls in love with Natan, a self taught homoeopathic doctor. The sheriff takes revenge on Natan by making it illegal for him to practice his profession. The dramatic relationship between the three main characters ultimately leads to a fatal web of events where a love affair turns into a nightmare of brutality and destruction.

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