The 1955 strike in Reykjavik was one of the hardest-hitting strikes in the Iceland's history. Trade unions stressed social rights but political currents were often ruled by the Cold War. Reykjavik was an active and a growing cultural city which experienced increasing import of unseen luxuries but also full-fledged poverty. The city has never experienced such a siege.

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Directed by Einar Þór Gunnlaugsson.