Ahead of the film’s market premiere at Berlin’s European Film Market, Beta Cinema has announced first deals for “Operation Napoleon” to France (Mediawan), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Poland (Hagi Film), Former Yugoslavia (MegaCom), Japan (Tohokushinsha) and Taiwan (Av-Jet).
The English-language thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Icelandic crime author Arnaldur Indriðason and stars Icelandic newcomer Vivian Ólafsdóttir (“It Hatched”) and Iain Glen, best known for his role as Dr. Alexander Isaacs in the “Resident Evil” film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in “Game of Thrones.”
The sweeping story takes us from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. It centers on young Icelandic lawyer Kristin, who gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives grainy footage of an old airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
The...
The English-language thriller is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Icelandic crime author Arnaldur Indriðason and stars Icelandic newcomer Vivian Ólafsdóttir (“It Hatched”) and Iain Glen, best known for his role as Dr. Alexander Isaacs in the “Resident Evil” film series and as Ser Jorah Mormont in “Game of Thrones.”
The sweeping story takes us from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. It centers on young Icelandic lawyer Kristin, who gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives grainy footage of an old airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
The...
- 2/2/2023
- by Leo Barraclough and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The Midnight Sky Trailer — George Clooney‘s The Midnight Sky (2020) movie trailer has been released by Netflix and stars George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Tim Russ, Tiffany Boone, Edan Hayhurst, Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir, Atli Oskar Fjalarsson, Tia Bannon, Miriam Shor, Caoilinn Springall, and Demian Bichir. Crew Mark L. Smith wrote [...]
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- 10/28/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
In today’s film news roundup, “Indigo Valley” and “For They Know Not What They Do” get homes, the Method Fest Film Festival sets its dates and the Big Bear Film Summit unveils its lineup.
Acquisition
Giant Pictures has bought U.S. rights to Jaclyn Bethany’s indie drama “Indigo Valley,” starring Rosie Day (“Outlander”), Brandon Sklenar (“Mapplethorpe”), Atli Oskar Fjalarsson and Greta Bellamacina, Variety has learned exclusively.
Giant Pictures is eyeing a fall digital release for the film. It tells the story of a newlywed couple on a hiking trip through the Icelandic wilderness. The couple is unexpectedly joined by the woman’s estranged sister, an actress recently released from rehab. Jealousy, insecurity and sexual tension run high in the desolate landscape.
Mikhail Makeyev and Courtney Harmstone produced the film for Bke Productions in association with Garnet Girl and Red River Studios. “Indigo Valley” screened at the Garden State...
Acquisition
Giant Pictures has bought U.S. rights to Jaclyn Bethany’s indie drama “Indigo Valley,” starring Rosie Day (“Outlander”), Brandon Sklenar (“Mapplethorpe”), Atli Oskar Fjalarsson and Greta Bellamacina, Variety has learned exclusively.
Giant Pictures is eyeing a fall digital release for the film. It tells the story of a newlywed couple on a hiking trip through the Icelandic wilderness. The couple is unexpectedly joined by the woman’s estranged sister, an actress recently released from rehab. Jealousy, insecurity and sexual tension run high in the desolate landscape.
Mikhail Makeyev and Courtney Harmstone produced the film for Bke Productions in association with Garnet Girl and Red River Studios. “Indigo Valley” screened at the Garden State...
- 5/13/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
MoreHorror.com
Actors Nicole Shipley and Atli Oskar Fjalarsson have been added to the cast of the upcoming thriller film Sable.
Shipley has been in several films (Club Lingerie, Guardians of The Galaxy, Jailbait) and Fjalarsson is an Icelandic actor that was written up in Variety as one of the rising stars from Europe.
When speaking about the actors, Director Michael Matteo Rossi told us "Having known Nicole for a few years now and having worked with her on a past film; I was indeed thrilled to have her come on board. After I cast Nicole, I thought of Atli (who I had met somewhat recently) to play the boyfriend and they had fantastic chemistry together on set and were a joy to work with. The interesting thing about both of them is that they are young stars truly on the rise and really added to the overall quality of the film.
Actors Nicole Shipley and Atli Oskar Fjalarsson have been added to the cast of the upcoming thriller film Sable.
Shipley has been in several films (Club Lingerie, Guardians of The Galaxy, Jailbait) and Fjalarsson is an Icelandic actor that was written up in Variety as one of the rising stars from Europe.
When speaking about the actors, Director Michael Matteo Rossi told us "Having known Nicole for a few years now and having worked with her on a past film; I was indeed thrilled to have her come on board. After I cast Nicole, I thought of Atli (who I had met somewhat recently) to play the boyfriend and they had fantastic chemistry together on set and were a joy to work with. The interesting thing about both of them is that they are young stars truly on the rise and really added to the overall quality of the film.
- 4/16/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Year: 2010
Directors: Baldvin Zophoníasson
Writers: Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir, Baldvin Zophoníasson
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 7 out of 10
A very decent Icelandic coming-of-age drama sees sixteen year-old Gabríel visiting Britain for a week to improve his English skills, where he meets and befriends Markús, a fellow student who's far more boisterous and arrogant, and therefor gets them served alcohol at the local pub. On the way home from a drunken night out they share a bottle of beer and sit by a tree in a park. There's an awkward silence, and then they kiss.
It's a great screen kiss, perhaps the highlight of a film that unfortunately gets bogged down after it's first chapter...
On return to Iceland we are introduced to Gabríel's social circle, and the film spends time following his various friends, all of whom are at the age where raging hormones give cause for experimentation and...
Directors: Baldvin Zophoníasson
Writers: Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir, Baldvin Zophoníasson
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 7 out of 10
A very decent Icelandic coming-of-age drama sees sixteen year-old Gabríel visiting Britain for a week to improve his English skills, where he meets and befriends Markús, a fellow student who's far more boisterous and arrogant, and therefor gets them served alcohol at the local pub. On the way home from a drunken night out they share a bottle of beer and sit by a tree in a park. There's an awkward silence, and then they kiss.
It's a great screen kiss, perhaps the highlight of a film that unfortunately gets bogged down after it's first chapter...
On return to Iceland we are introduced to Gabríel's social circle, and the film spends time following his various friends, all of whom are at the age where raging hormones give cause for experimentation and...
- 6/22/2011
- QuietEarth.us
The quality of films at the Festival dipped for me somewhat today; combined with overcast skies and oppressive warmth in Edinburgh part of me wished I was at home in a bath of ice water. Things started fairly strong, with an interesting movie from Iceland called Jitters. Its unfortunate tagline is ‘Life is happening right here, right now.’ Thanks for that. I honestly couldn’t remember what the film was about when it started, having ticked it off as one to see weeks ago. Based on the title, I thought it might be a horror movie.
About halfway through I remembered that it has been widely described as ‘the Icelandic Skins.’ For me this isn’t a compliment. The movie is nowhere near as bad as that TV series is, but the description does underline part of the problem with the film: after a certain point, it feels like a soap opera.
About halfway through I remembered that it has been widely described as ‘the Icelandic Skins.’ For me this isn’t a compliment. The movie is nowhere near as bad as that TV series is, but the description does underline part of the problem with the film: after a certain point, it feels like a soap opera.
- 6/21/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
Having recently returned from a study trip to Manchester, Gabríel (Atli Oskar Fjalarsson) is eager to keep a new crush from his friends and family. Tracking Markús (Haraldur Ari Stefánsson) down to a local hairdresser’s, Gabríel accompanies him to a nearby party only to have his feelings betrayed and his world thrown into turmoil.
Gabríel isn’t the only of his friends with problems, however, as Gréta (Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir) attempts to contact her Awol father, Teddi (Elías Helgi Kofoed-Hansen) and Tara (Kristín Pétursdóttir) deal with the end of their relationship, and Stella (Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir) embarks on a romance of her own despite her overbearing grandmother’s clear disapproval.
While Jitters could easily be written off as an Icelandic Skins, it would be to the film’s disservice. Dramatising relatable concerns and featuring an array of believable characters, Jitters is a far cry from the self-indulgent sensationalism of the recent seasons of Skins.
Gabríel isn’t the only of his friends with problems, however, as Gréta (Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir) attempts to contact her Awol father, Teddi (Elías Helgi Kofoed-Hansen) and Tara (Kristín Pétursdóttir) deal with the end of their relationship, and Stella (Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir) embarks on a romance of her own despite her overbearing grandmother’s clear disapproval.
While Jitters could easily be written off as an Icelandic Skins, it would be to the film’s disservice. Dramatising relatable concerns and featuring an array of believable characters, Jitters is a far cry from the self-indulgent sensationalism of the recent seasons of Skins.
- 6/16/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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