Rift (2017)

Two men in a secluded cabin are haunted by their dead relationship.

Director:

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Writer:

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Stars:

Björn Stefánsson, Sigurður Þór Óskarsson, Guðmundur Ólafsson

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Björn Stefánsson	...	Gunnar
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson	...	Einar
Guðmundur Ólafsson	...	Grétar
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir	...	Gyða
Anna Eva Steindórsdóttir	...	Sjáandi (Seer)
Böðvar Óttar Steindórsson	...	Leemoy

Storyline

Months after they broke up, Gunnar receives a strange phone call from his ex-boyfriend, Einar. He sounds distraught, like he's about to do something terrible to himself. Gunnar drives up to the secluded cabin where Einar is holed up and soon discovers that there's more going on than he imagined. As the two men come to terms with their broken relationship, some other person seems to be lurking outside the cabin, wanting to get in.

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Plot Keywords:

gay kiss | gay interest | alcohol | gay character | boyfriend | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic

Release Date:

21 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rift

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hero Productions, Myrkraverk Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Closing Film of the 40th Göteborg International Film Festival in 2017.

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Connections

Featured in The Month in Movies: March 2018 (2018)

User Reviews

Nice cinematography, good acting, wonderful landscapes, horrible script

I decided to watch the film because it promised to be a non-mainstream little gem. Considering the boundary conditions (especially the small budget and the short shooting time) I was really amazed by the actors' performances. I had the feeling that they prepared excellently for their parts, while the director knew exactly what to show. The atmosphere is captivating (although a bit cliché and borrowed from countless other drama-horror movies) and the Island landscapes superb (however not really owing to the director but to nature).

All things being the film was very promising, but ended up being very mediocre. The characters do not evolve much, new random personality elements appear without being explained or supported, the story line sucks heavily and the ending is predictable and nonsensical at the same time. Countless questions go by unanswered. For some this is not a problem, since they are simply connected to the heroes' past and are open to interpretation, others, however, are crucial to the story line (like why on earth at a given time one would in the middle of the night get off the car at start wandering in a deserted place) and make the protagonists simply look stupid.

Watch the film if you like National Geographic documentaries, enjoy the sceneries shown and the acting, but switch off any need to explain or even remotely understand the plot.