The Damned, a Nordic horror film set in a 19th century Icelandic village, is generating buzz ahead of its sneak peek at the European Film Market in Berlin. Directed by Thordur Palsson, the film stars Odessa Young as Eva, a widow running an isolated fishing post in Iceland's West Fjords. The story revolves around a shipwreck off the coast, where Eva and her crew are faced with a difficult decision: rescue the survivors or leave them to die.
Palsson drew inspiration from Icelandic folklore and myths for the film's plot. He explains that the tales he heard growing up in Iceland often involved ships getting stuck on rocks, with rumors of locals intentionally moving the lighthouse to cause the accidents. In these stories, the townsfolk would then take whatever they could find from the shipwrecks to survive the harsh winters. However, if there were any survivors, they would be eliminated to prevent them from seeking revenge.
