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NEW HANDS
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The story of a mutilated man who hopes to regain his hands, his arms, his health and who is about to see his dream come true...

Iceland, 1998. A young electrician – only 26 – is assigned to make repairs on a high-voltage line. When he reaches the top of the utility pole, 25 feet in the air, Gundmundur Felix Gretarsson is hit by an 11,000-volt shock. Both of his hands are instantaneously burnt off, and he is hurled to the ground. A terrible nightmare begins. Lost in a coma for three months, all he can remember is hallucinations and vain efforts to communicate to his family and friends that he was still alive. Doctors were trying to save his life, and he underwent several operations. When he awoke, both arms had been amputated.

But he was so happy to be alive, he wept with relief. He could have lost much more than his arms

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CAST & CREW
  • REALISATION
    Örn Marino Arnarson/ Thorkell Hardarson/
  • COPRODUCTEURS
    Dominique Barneaud/ Hind Saïh/ Gudbergur Davidsson/ Thorkell Hardarson/ Örn Marino Arnarson/
  • MUSIQUE
    Hallur Ingolfsson/
  • IMAGE
    Örn Marino Arnarson/ Gudbergur Davidson/ Thorkell Hardarson/ Michael Hugues/ Arnar Thorisson/
  • SOUND
    Oddur Hreinn Sveinsson/