Theodór Júlíusson

In a secluded valley in Iceland, brothers Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their prized ancestral line of sheep. But a long-term grudge means that they haven’t spoken to each other for four decades, passing messages via the sheep dog. When a lethal ovine disease suddenly appears in the valley, the authorities move in to cull all of the livestock. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up easily and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle, and Gummi by using his wits. As the authorities close in the brothers will need to come together to save the sheep - and themselves - from extinction.

A subversion of Hollywood's worn out white savior storyline, The Deposit provocatively explores the fine line between kindness and cruelty when self-interest is at stake. Gisella, the forty-year-old protagonist, is in a bit of a pickle. She's lost her journalism job and she doesn't have any ready cash for her bills because she invested in her former boyfriend's business, but never saw any returns. What she does have, however, is a beautiful old house that belonged to her grandparents, full of empty rooms and elegant things. When Gisella starts researching a story about immigrants, she winds up renting two of the spare bedrooms in her home to women she meets. The arrangement begins well for all parties, but eventually turns into a vicious psychological power struggle. The film may be read as a metaphor for a homogenous society that believes itself to be liberal and culturally open, but discovers that, when challenged, the reality is very different.