title: Albatross (2015 film)
text: # Albatross (2015 film)
  
  Albatross is a 2015 Icelandic comedy drama film directed and written by Snævar Sölvi Sölvason. It stars Hansel Eagle as a young man who follows his girlfriend up to the Westfjords for a summer, prior to beginning a university course he’s not passionate about, and soon finds himself dumped and directionless. The film premiered on 18 June 2015.
  
  The film was funded independently, with its post production financing coming through the Karolina Fund crowdfunding site.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Hansel Eagle as Tommi
  * Pálmi Gestsson as Kjartan
  * Finnbogi Dagur Sigurðsson as Finni
  * Gunnar Kristinsson as Kiddi
  * Birna Hjaltalín Pálmadóttir as Rakel
  * Ársæll Níelsson as Þröstur Örn
  * Guðmundur Kristjánsson as Þrándur
  * Gabriela Vieira as Maria
  