07/01/2019 - Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir's feature will premiere in Iceland on 1 February and is being distributed by Sena

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Raffaella Brizuela Sigurðardóttir and Enid Mbabazi in The Deposit

Gísella (Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir) is a 40-year-old woman who rents out spare bedrooms in her lavish Reykjavik home to two immigrant women, Maria (Raffaella Brizuela Sigurðardóttir) and Abeba (Enid Mbabazi). Abeba moves in to the spare room with her daughter, Luna (Claire Kristinsdóttir). When Gísella loses her job as a journalist, she becomes desperate and stars writing a freelance article about the lives of the women living in her home. An arrangement that begins well soon develops into Gísella’s worst nightmare as she loses control of her home and her sanity.

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This is the plot of The Deposit [+see also:
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The Deposit was produced by Eva Sigurðardóttir for Reykjavík-based firms Askja Films and Rebella Filmworks, with the support of the Icelandic Film Centre. Sena is in charge of its distribution in Iceland and abroad.

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