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Title: Polite People (2011)
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4 nominations.
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| Stefán Karl Stefánsson | ... | Lárus Skjaldarson | |
| Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir | ... | Margrét | |
| Hilmir Snær Guðnason | ... | Hrafnkell | |
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Eggert Þorleifsson | ... | Markell |
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Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir | ... | Hanna |
| Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir | ... | Elín | |
| Benedikt Erlingsson | ... | Þorgeir | |
| Gunnar Hansson | ... | Jónatan | |
| Ingvar Sigurdsson | ... | Þorsteinn (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) | |
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Friðrik Friðriksson | ... | Danskur ljósmyndari |
| Joi Johannsson | ... | Askur (as Jóhann G. Jóhannsson) | |
| Pétur Einarsson | ... | Skjöldur | |
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Magnús Ólafsson | ... | Bílasali |
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Guðmundur Ólafsson | ... | Ási |
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Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir | ... | Anna |
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A desperate city-slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know how to save them by refinancing their slaughterhouse not knowing that he's walking into a local war of small-town politics and general misbehaving. Written by Anonymous
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Elísabet: He was such a creative child.
[She sees Lárus coming down the hallway and continues gushing to the nurse]
Elísabet: Look what I found. From when he was ten. Always dreaming up new things. We thought he'd be a writer.
Lárus Skjaldarson: Elísabeth, what are you thinking? What do you want from me? Why am I here?
Elísabet: I want you to be our son. Be here for us.
Lárus Skjaldarson: You call me just as he's dying, and expect me to pretend that we're...
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[In the hospital corridor, Elísabeth is showing a nurse a textbook that Lárus has written in when he was a child]Elísabet: He was such a creative child.
[She sees Lárus coming down the hallway and continues gushing to the nurse]
Elísabet: Look what I found. From when he was ten. Always dreaming up new things. We thought he'd be a writer.
Lárus Skjaldarson: Elísabeth, what are you thinking? What do you want from me? Why am I here?
Elísabet: I want you to be our son. Be here for us.
Lárus Skjaldarson: You call me just as he's dying, and expect me to pretend that we're...
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IcelandLanguage:
IcelandicRelease Date:
31 March 2011 (Iceland) See more »Also Known As:
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I saw this movie on an airplane a few years back, and I was just thinking about it again today. I liked it for several reasons:
* Elite Icelandic actors, every performance is very convincing.
* The script is funny in kind of a subtle manner (doesn't push the jokes to your face).
* It was nice to look at the landscape in small-town Iceland.
So as far as Icelandic movies go, I would say this one was quite memorable and I would recommend it.
Those who have seen the movie and liked it should check out more stuff by the director Olaf and lead actor Stefan Karl.
10/10