The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

September. 24,2020      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Part road movie, part musical, part serious inquiry into the caverns of the mind. Þriðji pólinn follows Anna Tara Edwards, an Icelander raised in Nepal, and legendary musician Högni Egilsson, as they journey to Anna’s childhood home in the mountain jungles to explore the afflictions and superpowers that come with bipolar disorder.

Högni Egilsson as  Self

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Reviews

Thehibikiew
2020/09/24

Not even bad in a good way

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Comwayon
2020/09/25

A Disappointing Continuation

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Bergorks
2020/09/26

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Clarissa Mora
2020/09/27

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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