In the second half of the eighties, the number of filmmakers increased, but the row became heavier and the audience was not as willing as before to go to the cinema just because the film is Icelandic. Were the promises made by the Icelandic film spring evaporating? From this time, the films Stella í orlofi, Foxtrot, Skytturnar, Magnús and Í skugga hrafnsins are among others.