When the Light Breaks

When the Light Breaks (Ljósbrot, 2024) is an Icelandic drama you can watch online on iFILM. It follows one long summer day — sunset to sunset — in the life of Una, a young art student.

Una is grieving, and carrying a secret she can barely say out loud. Across a single Reykjavik day she moves through love, friendship, sorrow and the strange clarity of Nordic light. Director Rúnar Rúnarsson works quietly and patiently — this is a film of mood rather than plot, and it opened the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes in 2024. The 18+ rating is about an adult register, not shock value. Stream When the Light Breaks (2024) online on iFILM.