The Day Iceland Stood Still
The Day Iceland Stood Still

The Day Iceland Stood Still

The true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution

8.5(4 votes)
2025
1h 10m
Documentary

When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off the job and out of their homes one morning in 1975, they brought their country to its knees and catapulted Iceland to the forefront of today's global fight for gender equality. Unexpectedly funny, laced with evocative animation and powerfully told by the women who lived it – this is the true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution.

Cast

Guðrún Erlendsdóttir

Guðrún Erlendsdóttir

Ágústa Þorkelsdottir

Ágústa Þorkelsdottir

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

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