Half Elf
2020, Icelandic. Directed by Jón Bjarki Magnússon.
A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic coast for over seventy years. Her love of books is matched by his love of stones. When he tells her he wants to change his name to Elf she warns him that the family will reject him. Now, as his one hundredth birthday nears and Trausti senses the hand of death upon him, he is searching for an elf’s coffin…
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Icelandic
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- Released
- 19 September 2020
- Original title
- Hálfur Álfur
- Country
- Iceland
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Half Elf runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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Half Elf isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 September 2020. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Half Elf?
If you liked Half Elf, try Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Ghost Elephants, Baraka.
Who directed Half Elf?
Half Elf (2020) was directed by Jón Bjarki Magnússon and stars Trausti Breiðfjörð Magnússon, Hulda Jónsdóttir.