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 & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Björn Stefánsson	...	Gunnar
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson	...	Einar
Guðmundur Ólafsson	...	Grétar
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir	...	Gyða
Anna Eva Steindórsdóttir	...	Sjáandi (Seer)
Jóhann Kristófer Stefánsson	...	Robert
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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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

Decent LGBTQ horror

I went into this not knowing what to expect. Is it a slasher? Ghost story? Psychological thriller? Home invasion? I ended up finding out it's a slow mystery. The movie runs a little too long but the characters are interesting and the movie had a decent plot and for that I give it 6 stars. Not bad at all, good, just not great. The actors performances were great though. It's unique to find LGBTQ mysteries so see it for yourself if this subject interests you.

Details

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic

Release Date:

21 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rift

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,622

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hero Productions, Myrkraverk Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1