Golden Sands
1984, Icelandic. Directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson.
A political comedy about the effects of the apparent discovery of gold in the sands near a small community on Iceland's south coast. Troops from the American NATO base "invade" the territory, journalists from Reykjavik arrive and the morals of the local inhabitants quickly turn topsy-turvy.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
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Cast & crew
- Ágúst GuðmundssonDirector
- Edda BjörgvinsdóttirÁsthildur
- Matthew DriscollSoldier
- Viðar EggertssonPhotographer
- Borgar GarðarssonStefán
- Pálmi GestssonEiríkur
- Björgvin Helgi HalldórssonSinger
- Nikulás Ari HanniganSoldier
- Rósa IngólfsdóttirGuðrún
- Gestur Einar JónassonGuðmundur
- Arnar JónssonReverend Páll
- Hanna María KarlsdóttirJournalist
- Mikael KarlssonNATO PR Officer
Details
- Released
- 26 December 1984
- Original title
- Gullsandur
- Country
- Iceland
- Written by
- Ágúst Guðmundsson
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Golden Sands runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Golden Sands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 December 1984. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Golden Sands?
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Who directed Golden Sands?
Golden Sands (1984) was directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson and stars Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Matthew Driscoll, Viðar Eggertsson.