The Day Iceland Stood Still (2025)

When 90 percent of Icelandic women put down their work and left their homes on an autumn morning in 1975, refusing to work, cook, or care for the children, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the "best place in the world to be a woman".
Told for the first time by the women themselves and adorned with playful animations, A DAY WITHOUT WOMEN is subversive and unexpectedly funny. "We loved our chauvinistic pigs," recalls one of the activists, "we just wanted to change them a little!" The film is set to release on the 50th anniversary of the strike in 2025, and its message about the collective power of women to change their society induces a rethink of what is possible.

Premiere

13 Mar 2025

Director

Pamela Hogan

Countries

Iceland, United States

Languages

English, Icelandic

Available Versions

OmU

Open-Air Showtimes

No