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Overview

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6.1/10   204 votes
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Writers:
Omar Orn Hauksson (script consultant)
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
28 March 2008 (Iceland) more
Genre:
Comedy
Tagline:
Almost a Kung Fu Film more
Plot:
Ashamed for being a debt-collecting thug, David believes that he is an ugly duckling waiting to become a swan. Through an unlikely mentor he finds out that life has indeed something very special in store for him. full summary | add synopsis
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Unusual, but great stuff more (5 total)

Cast

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Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon ... Davíð

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson ... Magnús
Eggert Þorleifsson ... Haraldur
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir ... Júlía

Michael Imperioli ... Alexander

Benedikt Erlingsson ... Snati
Stefan C. Schaefer ... Wolfi
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson ... Ásgeir
Erpur Eyvindarson ... Elvar
Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir ... Anna
Hilmir Snær Guðnason ... Prestur
Sigurjón Kjartansson ... Óskar
Zlatko Krickic ... Mustang

Einar Örn Einarsson ... Head Waiter
Jón Gnarr ... Ráðgjafi (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Higher Force (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Iceland:90 min
Country:
Iceland
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Iceland

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
German character Wolfgang Prinzel (Stefan Schaefer) refused to cut is hair for half a year before filming in celebration of being cast in a film. more

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Unusual, but great stuff, 31 March 2008
10/10
Author: hgumundsson from Iceland

It's not every day that I see as unusual film as this here in Iceland. It's something guaranteed to be different for anyone who sees it. The pointlessness of being seems to be the core theme of this film based on a book by an Icelandic author.

The acting is good, but what won me over was the characters. Petur Johann, our (in my opinion) most promising actor holds the film up with even tempo. All others do well - I especially liked Eggert Thorleifsson as the grumpy teacher but most of all, from the side characters Micheal Imperioli did a great job. He could have been too big for this film but he manages to fall with the Icelandic cast. And of course I have to mention Stefan Schaefer as the adorable Wolfi.

The editing, filming was good, a little to gritty at times, but kept a nice overall look, and locations were great. Almost no nature shot, which is was Icelandic films often thrive on.

Unusual, but great stuff.

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