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City State

Original title: Borgríki
  • 20112011
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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POPULARITY
163,812
12,173
City State (2011)
When a foreign mafia decides to take over the drug market in Iceland, a young bereaved woman with a badge, a Serbian mechanic with a vengeance, a crime kingpin with a heart condition and a corrupt narc officer playing both sides - are about to change each
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Set in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police... Read allSet in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander, and a crime lord who's losing his edge.Set in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her corrupt police commander, and a crime lord who's losing his edge.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
512
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POPULARITY
163,812
12,173
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    • Director
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
    • Writers
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson(screenplay)
      • Hrafnkell Stefansson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Zlatko Krickic
      • Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
      • Ingvar Sigurdsson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
    • Writers
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson(screenplay)
      • Hrafnkell Stefansson(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Zlatko Krickic
      • Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
      • Ingvar Sigurdsson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 9 nominations

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    City State
    Trailer 1:15
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    Actress Agusta Eva Erlendsdottir in her role as Andrea
    Actor Philip Jackson
    actors Gestur Palmason and Gisli Orn Gardarson
    Elma Stefania in her role as Svetlana
    City State (2011)
    actors Maria Osk and Sigurdur Sigurjonsson
    Actor Zlatko Krickic in his role as Sergei
    Jonathan Pryce in his role as Jimmy
    actors Bjorn Thors, Bjorn Hlynur and Agusta Eva
    Actor Ingvar E. Sigurdsson in his role as Gunnar
    Agusta Eva Erlendsdottir in her role as Andrea

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    Zlatko Krickic
    • Sergej
    Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
    Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
    • Andrea
    Ingvar Sigurdsson
    Ingvar Sigurdsson
    • Gunnar
    • (as Ingvar E. Sigurðsson)
    Sigurður Sigurjónsson
    Sigurður Sigurjónsson
    • Margeir
    Björn Thors
    Björn Thors
    • Rúnar
    Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
    Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
    • Ingolfur
    Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
    • Katrin
    Gísli Örn Garðarsson
    Gísli Örn Garðarsson
    • Jói
    Gladkaya Luna
    • Jelena
    Leo Sankovic
    • Stanko
    Stanko Djorovic
    • Ivan
    Elma Stefania Agustsdottir
    Elma Stefania Agustsdottir
    • Svetlana
    James Davis
    • Gunnar's Bodyguard
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Jimmy
    Philip Jackson
    Philip Jackson
    • William
    Svandis Dora Einarsdottir
    Svandis Dora Einarsdottir
    • Linda
    Þórdís Nadia Semichat
    • Gunnar's Girlfriend
    Vildis Bjarnadottir
    • Sergei's Wife
    • Director
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
    • Writers
      • Olaf de Fleur Johannesson(screenplay)
      • Hrafnkell Stefansson(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This film was produced without any public funding. The staff worked on low salaries to be able to make the film.
    • Connections
      Followed by Brave Men's Blood (2014)
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      Husib
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    Top review
    7/10
    Enjoyable attempt at Tarantine style cinema in Iceland
    City State or Borgariki, is a twisted tail of criminals foreign and domestic and their dealings with somewhat questionable police force. Set in the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, it mirrors some aspects of what has been supposedly happening during the last decade as foreign criminals take on the their somewhat softer counterparts in Iceland.

    Each scene of this movie plays wonderfully on its own, with all the actors doing some of their best work (at least in this type of a movie) and filming and sound/music really well done. It was wonderfully surprising to see Jonathan Pryce pop up couple of times and the almost amateur actor Zlatko Krickic was superb.

    The downfall of the film is its cutting. It could be possible that the story was somewhat at fault, but mostly it felt as each scene was not related to the next. There were even some totally unnecessary time jumping, which looked to be done as an afterthought.

    City state would have been a better movie with faster pace, tighter story and cutting. Having said that, this film goes on my list of Icelandic films I recommend to foreigners.
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    • SamRag
    • Dec 27, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2011 (Iceland)
    • Country of origin
      • Iceland
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    • Languages
      • Icelandic
      • English
      • Serbian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Городской штат
    • Filming locations
      • Reykjavík, Iceland
    • Production company
      • Poppoli Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $162,562
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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