Kvikmynd Hlyns Pálmasonar, Hvítur, hvítur dagur, er að vekja athygli í Bandaríkjunum þrátt fyrir lokun kvikmyndahúsa en hún var frumsýnd þar um helgina. Vegna þessara fordæmalausu aðstæðna fór dreifingaraðili myndarinnar, Film Movement, í samstarf við fjölda kvikmyndahúsa með svokallað „virtual cinema“ þar sem hægt er að kaupa myndina á netinu í gegnum hvert og eitt kvikmyndahús og fær það kvikmyndahús helminginn af kaupverðinu.
https://www.filmmovement.com/a-white-white-day
Í framhaldi af frumsýningu myndarinnar hafa margir stærstu fjölmiðlarnir birt lofsamlega umfjöllun um hana, t.a.m. Variety, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post og fleiri. Einnig er hún er þessa stundina í 11.sæti yfir bestu myndir ársins á metacritic.com, sem er virt stigaspjald á netinu sem heldur utan um alla gagnrýni á afþreyingarefni.
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/movies/score/metascore/year/filtered?sort=desc
Dæmi um gagnrýni í Bandaríkjunum:
„the work of one of the most important voices of this emerging generation, arriving at a stage where we have yet to learn his language“
Variety
https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/a-white-white-day-review-1234571232/
„eerily gripping study of grief… an emotionally wringing film, equally effective in the narrative and tone-poem departments“
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/movies/a-white-white-day-review.html
„a superb psychological puzzle“
Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-16/a-white-white-day-review
„mesmerizing film… largely told via such striking visuals“
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/new-movies-to-stream-this-week-a-white-white-day-the-quarry-and-more/2020/04/15/2b39e562-7a74-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html
„The Oscars should have made room for the intense and elemental A White, White Day“
The A.V. Club
https://film.avclub.com/the-oscars-should-have-made-room-for-the-intense-and-el-1841902192
„a masterful examination… A slow-burn thriller that will leave you shocked and surprised“
Screen Anarchy
https://screenanarchy.com/2020/04/review-a-white-white-day.html
„such a devastating, powerful final shot that it alone erases most criticisms“
„A White, White Day builds tension through character, culminating in scenes that feel as unpredictable as that opening drive.“
Roger-Ebert.com
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-white-white-day-movie-review-2020
„It is a brutally brilliant slow burn which soon becomes a magnificent raging fire illuminating the deepest recesses of one man’s struggles with loss.“
The News Tribune
https://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article242004586.html
„outrageously rich and nuanced“
The Film Stage
https://thefilmstage.com/cannes-review-a-white-white-day-is-a-virtuosic-darkly-comic-journey-through-grief/
„powerful and freshly thought out“
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/a-white-white-day-review-1211674
„Ingimundur is a fascinating character, splendidly portrayed by Ingvar E. Sigurðsson“
Screen Daily
https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/a-white-white-day-cannes-review/5139181.article
Hvítur, hvítur dagur hefur unnið samtals 14 verðlaun síðan hún var heimsfrumsýnd á alþjóðlegu kvikmyndahátíðinni í Cannes á síðasta ári og er hún tilnefnd til 12 Edduverðlauna. Hvítur, hvítur dagur var einnig framlag Íslands Kvikmyndaverðlauna Norðurlandaráðs 2019 og til Óskarsverðlaunanna árið 2020.
