The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

2020 | 75 minutes | 7.0 ★ (1)

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole
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    Part road movie, part musical, part serious inquiry into the caverns of the mind. Þriðji pólinn follows Anna Tara Edwards, an Icelander raised in Nepal, and legendary musician Högni Egilsson, as they journey to Anna’s childhood home in the mountain jungles to explore the afflictions and superpowers that come with bipolar disorder.

  • Release Date

    24 September 2020

  • DirectingAndri Snær Magnason
  • Budget

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    $0.00

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