The Day Iceland Stood Still
“The true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution”
2025•1h 10m•8.7•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Pamela Hogan
Writer
Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, Pamela Hogan
Languages
English, Icelandic
Studio
Alternate Image Productions
Cast
Guðrún Erlendsdóttir
Ágústa Þorkelsdottir
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Production
Company
Alternate Image Productions
Company
Krumma Films
Producer
Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
Producer
Sam Jinishian
Producer
Pamela Hogan
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