AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

This documentary tells a contemporary story about a shameful past, about lives scarred by violence and neglect. Dark secrets came to light in late 2006 and turned Icelandic society on its head. The revelations of the next few weeks were shocking: Young boys beaten and raped and systematically humiliated while in the care of the state, at a home for behaviorally disturbed children in the community of Breidavik, on Iceland’s eastern coast. The small island nation faced hard questions as the victims’ voices were finally heard after decades of silence. The film takes a quiet approach with intimate οn-camera narratives from the subjects themselves, interwoven with archival material (including extensive footage from Breidavik in the 1950s and 1960s) and stunning imagery from Iceland’s remote Westfjords region.