“The Fires,” Ulga Hauksdóttir’s first feature film, depicts a volcanologist navigating a perilous romance amidst an imminent eruption, based on Sigríður Hagalín’s bestselling novel. The movie, produced by Grímar Jónsson (Netop Films) and Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska (Madants), received backing from the Icelandic Film Centre and Reimbursement Scheme.
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“The Fires,” Ulga Hauksdóttir’s first feature film, depicts a volcanologist navigating a perilous romance amidst an imminent eruption, based on Sigríður Hagalín’s bestselling novel. The movie, produced by Grímar Jónsson (Netop Films) and Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska (Madants), received backing from the Icelandic Film Centre and Reimbursement Scheme.
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