Ingalo

The fishing boat Matthildur, comes to the small town where the 18-year-old Ingalo lives with her parents and younger brother. A brawl breaks out between the townspeople and the crew from Matthildur. As a consequence Ingalo leaves home. Later she and her brother are taken on as cook and deckhand on the Matthildur. Ingalo is hardened after years at sea with her father but her brother is not cut out for the rough life at sea. Ingalo is torn between her protective feelings for her brother and her growing love for Skúli, the Matthildur’s steward. Shortly afterwards the Matthildur sets off on its final fateful voyage. —Icelandic Film Centre