Blackport
Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Overview
Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Producer
Episodes
1. The Deal
Jón Hjaltalín, the mayor of a small West Iceland town, and Torfi, his brother, decide to buy an old trawler and start fishing. When the bank men arrive from Reykjavík to sign the contract, not everything goes to plan.
2. Strike
A year later, the whole country is in a state of paralysis due to the fishermen's strike. Harpa and Grímur are between a rock and a hard place and have to choose between going on strike or drowning in debt.
3. Cold War
The couple, together with Jón Hjaltalín, take steps to adapt the quota system to their needs. Meanwhile, the battle for fish ownership continues in the municipality.
Cast & Crew
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Harpa
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Jón
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Grímur
Guðjón Davíð Karlsson
Einar
Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Freydís
Anna Svava Knútsdóttir
Ella Stína
