Woman at War Quotes

  • Halla: Economic sabotage.

    Ása: It's extremism, which breeds extremism. He who Jives by the sword, dies by the sword.

    Halla: But no one has been hurt, except our country and our planet.

    Ása: It's not the right way to solve this problem.

    Halla: Meditating in some convent, will that change something?

    Ása: It will change me and thus the world I hope.

    Halla: Isn't that egoism, to think it will change the world?

    Ása: The drop hollows the stone.

    Halla: The stone? The mountains are falling on us, we don't have time to wait for drops.

    Ása: Now you're going to save a child and the entire world with it. Isn't that a small drop or is it just vanity?

    Halla: At least I'm doing something for someone else.

  • Ása: You don't need anyone else. You know that you can do it. You're the mom and nothing will stop you.

    [stands up from the bench and faces Halla]

    Ása: What did mom always say?

    Halla: Yeah.

    Ása: Yes, say it.

    Halla: Moms can do anything.

    Ása: [laughs] No, the other thing.

    Halla: Find solutions.

    Ása: Exactly.

  • Baldvin: This is not a joke. Some American has taken over the investigation and Israelis too. They're analyzing the paper. Why did you use an old typewriter? It can be traced.

    Halla: Stop. No one will trace it.

    Baldvin: Why didn't you let me read it before?

    Halla: I just had to get it out, the timing was crucial. And then the girl came...

    Baldvin: [interrupts] But there are weak points they will tear apart.

    Halla: Like what?

    Baldvin: The laws about laws... You're opening up a very dangerous angle, they will totally deform it.

    Halla: People will understand. I've planted the seeds, it can't be stopped.

    Baldvin: They don't want to stop it, but to control it. They will control the discussion.

    Halla: What will be discussed? The real issues.

    Baldvin: Who will tell us what the real issues are?

Woman at War

Director: Benedikt Erlingsson

Language: Icelandic,English,Ukrainian,Chinese,Spanish Release date: May 22, 2018

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