Reykjavík Rotterdam
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Director Oskar Jonasson Initial DVD release May 3, 2012 (France) Duration Country Iceland | 6.8/10 IMDb Genre Thriller Music director Barði Johannsson Language Icelandic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Arnaldur Indriðason , Oskar Jonasson Release date 3 October 2008 Initial release September 30, 2008 (Reykjavik) Cast (Kristófer), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (Steingrímur), Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir (Íris), Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (Jensen), (Hoogland), Jörundur Ragnarsson (Arnór)Similar movies Baltasar Kormakur movies, Set in Iceland, Thrillers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Castingnieuws backstage at reykjavik rotterdam
Reykjavík-Rotterdam is an Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur.
Contents
- Castingnieuws backstage at reykjavik rotterdam
- Plot synopsis
- Release
- Reception
- Hollywood remake
- References
Plot synopsis
Like a fish on a dry land, Kristofer is stuck in a dull everyday routine, working as a security guard. He was fired from the freight ship on which he worked when he was caught smuggling alcohol. Faced with money problems, he is tempted to accept the help of his friend, Steingrimur, who manages to pull some strings to get his old job back. He decides to take his chances one last time on a tour to Rotterdam.
Release
The film was released on 3 October 2008. It was broadcast (dubbed in German) on German television ARD on 1 January 2010.
Reception
Reykjavík-Rotterdam is one of the biggest-budget Icelandic films of all-time, and features an all-star cast of Icelandic cinema. The film garnered a four-star rating from Morgunblaðið, and has a 'fresh' rating of 8.2/10 at Rottentomatoes.com.
The film won five Edda Awards, including best script, director, editing, sound, and music:
An Icelandic Film and Television Academy committee chose Reykjavík-Rotterdam to be Iceland's submission to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, though it failed to receive an Oscar nomination.
Variety, after a 2010 screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival called it a "straightforward product from much of the team behind Baltasar Kormákur's considerably more eccentric Jar City" and an "uncommonly commercial item with brawny action, strokes of humor and a besieged rooting interest (played effectively by Kormákur)."
Hollywood remake
Working Title Films released a U.S. remake entitled Contraband starring and produced by Mark Wahlberg. The original film's lead actor, Baltasar Kormákur—a successful director in his home country of Iceland—took on the role of director.
