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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Cast
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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 | |
| 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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The characters of Örn and his daughter, Kola, are played by real life father & daughter, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson and Rafnhildur Rósa Atladóttir, respectively. See more »Connections
Featured in Timeshift: Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction (2010) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Language:
IcelandicRelease Date:
20 October 2006 (Iceland) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
ISK180,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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This is an Icelandic movie about a murder, the only clue to which is a picture of a headstone of a five year old girl that died 30 years ago. In parallel to that, there is also a story of a genetic researcher whose four year old daughter has just died. How do these stories tie together? That is what makes the movie so intriguing. The story structure is such that the lead detective, Erlunder (played compellingly by Ingvar E. Sigurðsson), must investigate a crime from 30 years ago in order to solve the murder he's got on his hands now. Surprisingly, this is done with a bare minimum of flashbacks (I counted two), neither of which are to the original girl's death. The director, Baltasar Kormákur, sets a dreary tone using a muted color palette and wide shots of bleak terrain surrounding the city. The stark architecture only adds to this feeling of despair. A side story of Erlendur's relationship with his drug addicted daughter adds depth to the overall story by fleshing out the point of view character. This is by no means an amazing film, but it is very good. The supporting characters don't stand out much, but rather seem to be foils for Erlendur to play off of. This was apparently based on one of a series of crime novels and I'd be very interested to see adaptations of the others if the story quality is as consistent as this one.