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Release Date:
13 September 2002 (Iceland)
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The truth lies beneath the surface
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A rich father in a fisher village plans to take on the project of writing his life story. But first he has to take on his own family, and everybody wants something... full summary | add synopsis
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Excellent acting and photography enliven standard dysfunctional family drama.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gunnar Eyjólfsson | ... | Þórður |
| Hilmir Snær Guðnason | ... | Ágúst |
| Hélène de Fougerolles | ... | Françoise |
| Kristbjörg Kjeld | ... | Kristín |
| Sven Nordin | ... | Morten |
| Guðrún Gísladóttir | ... | Ragnheiður (as Guðrún S. Gísladóttir) |
| Sigurður Skúlason | ... | Haraldur |
| Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir | ... | Áslaug |
 | Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | ... | María |
| Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir | ... | Kata |
| Þórir Gunnar Jónsson | ... | Teenager |
| Theódór Júlíusson | ... | Bóbó (as Theodór Júlíusson) |
| Hjalti Rögnvaldsson | ... | Bensó |
| Ellert Ingimundarson | ... | Hannes |
| Magnús Ragnarsson | ... | Agent |
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109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:U |
Hong Kong:III |
Norway:15 |
Germany:12 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich)
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Despite the fact that 'Herdís orvaldsdóttir' is only 3 years older than Gunnar Eyjólfsson, she plays his mother in the movie.
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There is not one performance in this film that isn't well done and captivating. The unusual rustic settings and photography are constantly engrossing. The direction is excellent and the editing keeps the film moving at a good pace.
So what's wrong? I've seen it before. The dysfunctional Scandinavian family film is a genre unto itself. You get kung fu films from China, you get Bollywood musicals from India and you get dysfunctional family films from Scandinavia.The problems in this film are unique but the whole story arc that leads to a climatic blow-up is typical of the genre.
That all said, I enjoyed the film and recommend it with the warning that you might have seen it all before.