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Darri Ingolfsson | ... | Hannes | |
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir | ... | Andrea | |
Ingvar Sigurdsson | ... | Gunnar (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) | |
Sigurður Sigurjónsson | ... | Margeir | |
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Zlatko Krickic | ... | Sergej |
Hilmir Snær Guðnason | ... | Ívar | |
JJ Feild | ... | Marcus | |
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Leo Sankovic | ... | Stanko |
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Theodór Júlíusson | ... | Árni |
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Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir | ... | Gunnar's lawyer |
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Magnús Ragnarsson | ... | Police Commissioner |
Jón Viðar Arnþórsson | ... | Bjarki | |
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Þórunn Antónía Magnúsdóttir | ... | Sergej's mistress |
Jóel Sæmundsson | ... | Sergej's lawyer | |
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Julia Sandberg Hansson | ... | Julia |
In order to take down a major criminal organization, the ambitious head of the internal affairs unit of the Reykjavik P.D. decides to investigate a corrupt police lieutenant. Tipped off about the lieutenant's criminal dealings by a former crime kingpin, now imprisoned, he places a female former narcotics officer undercover to spy on him. These actions set him off on a dangerous path as he aims to catch both the lieutenant and the drug lord.
I've watched this move on my Icelandair flight to KEF.
The good: drama feels real; some sequences are excellent; plot twists work well; the female cop acts close to perfection; devoid of the usual leftist aroma of most Nordic movies. Very good camera work and editing.
The bad: a police investigation without phone tapping is unrealistic post 9/11; motivations of some characters no not make much sense; the SWAT team acts as if manned by brainless clones, really destroying most of the scenes they're in.
The average: I wasn't excited by the direction but I wasn't unhappy, either; I've noticed big variations between scenes (maybe it wasn't the same director?).
Really enjoyed watching this movie.