Bye Bye Bluebird is a 1999 Danish-Faroese comedy film directed by Katrin Ottarsdóttir

Katrin Ottarsdóttir

Katrin Ottarsdóttir is a Faroese movie director.Katrin Ottarsdóttir went to Denmark in 1976 and is the first person from the Faroe Islands to study at the film school in Copenhagen...

 and starring Hildigunn Eyðfinsdóttir and Sigri Mitra Gaïni. The satirical film relates the tale of two eccentric young women who, after years abroad, return to their native Faroe Islands, and embark on a strange road trip. The film received awards at several film festivals including Lübeck Nordic Film Festival, Rouen Nordic Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival Rotterdam

The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...

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Cast

• Hildigunn Eyðfinsdóttir as Rannvá
• Sigri Mitra Gaïni as Barba
• Johan Dalsgaard as Rúni
• Elin K. Mouritsen as Barba's mother
• Peter Hesse Overgaard as Rannvá's stepfather
• Nora Bærentsen as Rannvá's mother
• Egi Dam as Rannvá's father
• Lovisa Køtlum Petersen as Rannvá's daughter
• Adelborg Linklett as Rannvá's grandmother
• Sverri Egholm as Rannvá's grandfather
• Birita Mohr as Waitress / Singer
• Sjúrður Sólstein as Smukke
• Høgni Johansen as Helmsman
• Kári Øster as Hærget Mand
• Anna Kristin Bæk as Blafferpige

External links

• Bye Bye Bluebird at IMDb
• Bye Bye Blackbird at Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish)