The Day Iceland Stood Still
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The Day Iceland Stood Still

The true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution

8.7 / 10 2025 1h 10mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off the job and out of their homes one morning in 1975, they brought their country to its knees and catapulted Iceland to the forefront of today's global fight for gender equality. Unexpectedly funny, laced with evocative animation and powerfully told by the women who lived it – this is the true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution.

Cast & Crew

GE

Guðrún Erlendsdóttir

Lead
ÁÞ

Ágústa Þorkelsdottir

VF

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pamela Hogan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Day Iceland Stood Still is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker