Edda's Ride to the South

Edda's Ride to the South 1987 Directed by Ralph Christians Reiðferð Eddu suður

This film is about a ten year old girl, Edda, who is taking part, for the first time, in the famous Icelandic horse tournament at Hella. Together with her girlfriend, the two children travel on horseback over mountains and rivers to reach Hella, some 100 km South of Reykjavík. After a two day journey they reach their destination where over 5,000 people have gathered for the tournament. Edda has been practicing her riding for over a year and now the big day has finally come.

Country Iceland

Production Country Iceland

Language Icelandic

Spoken Languages German , Icelandic

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Magma films

Release Date 1 January 1987

25 mins