The Deep (2012)
"Djúpið" (original title)

Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

Jón Atli Jónasson, Baltasar Kormákur

Stars:

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir

11 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson	...	Gulli
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson	...	Palli
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir	...	Halla
Theodór Júlíusson	...	Gulli's Father
María Sigurðardóttir	...	Gulli's Mother
Björn Thors	...	Hannes
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson	...	Lárus
Guðjón Pedersen	...	Erlingur
Walter Grímsson	...	Raggi
Stefán Hallur Stefánsson	...	Jón
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bjarni Gautur	...	TV Soundman
Terry Gunnell	...	Scientist
Rúnar Guðbrandsson	...	Coast Guard Captain
Bjartur Guðmundsson	...	Coast Guard
Kristján Franklin Magnúss	...	TV Reporter

Storyline

Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.

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Plot Keywords:

boat | ocean | capsize | freezing | iceland | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic

Release Date:

21 May 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Deep

Box Office

Budget:

€2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blueeyes Productions, Filmhuset Produksjoner

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The official submission of Iceland to the Best Foreign Language Film for the 85th Academy Awards 2013.

User Reviews

"Heartrending, inspirational, mythical and invigorating..."

Icelandic screenwriter, actor, producer and director Baltasar Kormákur's eight feature film which he co-wrote with Icelandic screenwriter Jón Atli Jónasson and co-produced, is inspired by real events in the life of an Icelandic man named Guðlaugur Friðþórsson and four other men which took place in 1984 on one of the Westman Islands called Heimaey. It premiered in Iceland, was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival in 2012, was shot on locations in the North Atlantic Ocean and is an Iceland-Norway co-production which was produced by producer Agnes Johansen. It tells the story about a fisherman named Gulli who lives in a coastal town and who is few days away from heading out to the sea on a fishing boat called Breki-VE with his crew members.

Finely and engagingly directed by Nordic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur, this finely paced and somewhat fictional reconstruction which is narrated mostly from the main character's point of view, draws a gripping portrayal of an Icelandic man and the crucial decision he has to make after a boat accident in the North Atlantic Ocean. While notable for it's naturalistic and atmospheric milieu depictions and reverent cinematography by Icelandic cinematographer Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson, this character-driven story depicts a commendable study of character and contains a great score by composers Daniel Bjarnason and Ben Frost.

This dramatic, humorous and modestly existentialistic drama which is set in the Vestmannaeyar in Iceland during a spring in 1984 and where a man ends up in a situation where the deep is below him, the sky above him and his only option is to swim or die, is impelled and reinforced by it's cogent narrative structure, substantial character development and the involving and efficiently understated acting performance by Icelandic actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. A heartrending, inspirational, mythical and invigorating true story which is dedicated to Icelandic fishermen.