

When the Light Breaks
6.7(47)20241h 20m2
When the light breaks on a long summer's day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $208K
- Language
- Icelandic
- art student
- loss of a friend
- pansexual
- deep sadness
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United StatesUS
- Digital / OTT27 Jan 2026
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival16 Oct 2024
- Theatrical23 May 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereScandinavian Film Festival20 Jul 2025
CanadaCA
- Premiere10 Sept 2024
AustriaAT
- Theatrical2 May 2025
BrazilBR
- Theatrical145 Feb 2026
CroatiaHR
- PremiereZagreb Film Festival6 Nov 2024
- Theatrical16 Jan 2025
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 30 Jun 2024
- Theatrical15+17 Oct 2024
FinlandFI
- Theatrical4 Apr 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival15 May 2024
- Theatrical19 Feb 2025
GermanyDE
- PremiereMunich International Film Festival30 Jun 2024
- Theatrical128 May 2025
IrelandIE
- Theatrical15A23 May 2025
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When the Light Breaks was released on 17 October 2024.
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