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 'Offbeat manner that recalls both Aki Kaurismaki and Jim Jarmusch at their best'
'Confirms the excellent impression that Icelandic cinema made with COLD FEVER and 101 REYKJAVIK'
'Beautifully paced and played with charm, this is a fond evocation of a unique place'
David Parkinson - EMPIRE
'Impressive Icelandic debut... funny, touching, tough at times, and blessed with a killer twist... the film also benefits from charismatic performances all round and some very eye-catching camerawork of the wintry wastes'
'...an impressive first feature'.
'A winner'.
Geoff Andrew - TIME OUT
'Tomas Lemarquis' screen teen NOI, is an anti-hero with classic rebel posture'
'Tomas Lemarquis...he's big, he's bald and he's destined for greatness'
'Cranks teen angst up a notch in its vision of an alternative Iceland...'
Skye Sherwin - i-D
'As strange as it is moving, you won't see a more idiosyncratic film all year than Icelandic director Dagur Kari's debut feature'
James Mottram - WHAT'S ON
'Hugely original'
'Very funny, very sad'
Neil Norman - THE EVENING STANDARD
'Winner of golden opinions and all sorts of awards... this debut from writer-director Dagur Kari is a treat'.
'a droll and sweet-natured comedy from Iceland'
Peter Bradshaw - THE GUARDIAN
'A fine, droll debut from Kari'
'Deadpan Icelandic modern fable that wouldn't disgrace Jim Jarmusch'
Roger Clarke - THE INDEPENDENT
(Pick of the week No 1)
'A first film that hits all the right notes...'
'Familiar teen alienation issues are given a new twist with a remote Icelandic setting and a fascinating lead'
'It's relaxed but full of surprises'
'A breath of fresh air from Iceland - an unpretentious teen movie... has an almost fable-like charm to it. Funny, tragic and very satisfying'
Steve Rose -THE GUARDIAN
'At its best when following its own slippery melancholic path, it's like a hipper, wobegone version of MY LIFE AS A DOG, with a touch of vintage Bill Forsyth wryness'
'Poetically shot landscape'
'At once sweet and glum, hip and old-fashioned, NOI ALBINOI has the feel of a one-off oddity, though it shows a freshness and invention that could carry Kari through an interesting career'
Jonathan Romney - THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Unexpectedly dark and dangerous delights from Iceland'
'Kari creates a marvellous balance between black comedy and deflating tragedy'
'...Simultaneously hilarious and desperate'
Mark Kermode - THE OBSERVER
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