A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
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Baltasar Kormákur
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Title: Jar City (2006)
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12 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Ingvar Sigurdsson | ... | Erlendur (as Ingvar E. Sigurðsson) | |
| Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir | ... | Eva Lind | |
| Björn Hlynur Haraldsson | ... | Sigurður Óli | |
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Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir | ... | Elínborg |
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Atli Rafn Sigurðsson | ... | Örn |
| Kristbjörg Kjeld | ... | Katrín | |
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Þorsteinn Gunnarsson | ... | Holberg Jónsson |
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Theodór Júlíusson | ... | Elliði |
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Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir | ... | Elín |
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Guðmunda Elíasdóttir | ... | Theodóra |
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Walter Grímsson | ... | Handrukkarar |
| Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson | ... | Handrukkarar | |
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Magnús Ragnarsson | ... | Lögfræðingur |
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Rafnhildur Rósa Atladóttir | ... | Kola Örnsdóttir |
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Jón Sigurbjörnsson | ... | Albert |
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Örn's daughter is dead because of a rare genetic disease. By this time Erlendur has to find Holdeberg's killer. He has to find out what happened 30 years ago and to connect it with his case and he has another problem...His relationships with his daughter. Written by SpartakM
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Language:
IcelandicRelease Date:
20 October 2006 (Iceland) See more »Also Known As:
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ISK180,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Jar City is an excellent police procedural thriller, yet also far more than just that. It takes the biggest issues in human life, loss, past secrets, family loyalties, human decency and wasted lives and spins them into a flawless thread with the traditional fare of the detective plot, hidden crimes, corruption, suspense and plot twists.
The filming style is refreshing for anyone raised on Hollywood who-dunnit's, with real locations and down to earth acting; on a par with Mississippi Burning IMO. That it's in Icelandic as an English speaker made no difference to me, I was gripped by this film. Jar City, the frailty of human life displayed!