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6.8/10
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A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 1 nomination
Ingvar Sigurdsson
- Erlendur
- (as Ingvar E. Sigurðsson)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe take-away food Erlendur is eating is boiled sheep's head known as "Svið", an Icelandic delicacy.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Timeshift: Nordic Noir: The Story of Scandinavian Crime Fiction (2010)
- SoundtracksSofau unga ástin mín
Written by Mugison
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I went to the premiere of Mýrin (Jar City) last night, the much awaited movie based on the novel by Arnaldur Indriðason. Having read the book, a lot of effort went into analyzing how it played out on the screen. And on that front, there are no complaints. I thought that the feeling of the novel shone throughout the film and the necessary plot changes were clever and executed perfectly.
A friend of mine who also went to the premiere, without first reading the novel, was also impressed and found it compelling and exciting.
The actors delivered their role nicely, especially Ingvar Örn Sigurðsson and the comedy relief Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. Gone is the annoying habit of acting as if you were on stage when on screen, that has troubled Icelandic filmmakers in the past.
The music is brilliant, both Mugison's theme music as well as the powerful opening and closing scenes with the Reykjavík Police Choir.
Having had high expectations for this film I'm very impressed. 9 out of 10. Keep up the good work, Baltasar Kormákur, there are many more novels by Arnaldur that would fit the silver screen.
A friend of mine who also went to the premiere, without first reading the novel, was also impressed and found it compelling and exciting.
The actors delivered their role nicely, especially Ingvar Örn Sigurðsson and the comedy relief Björn Hlynur Haraldsson. Gone is the annoying habit of acting as if you were on stage when on screen, that has troubled Icelandic filmmakers in the past.
The music is brilliant, both Mugison's theme music as well as the powerful opening and closing scenes with the Reykjavík Police Choir.
Having had high expectations for this film I'm very impressed. 9 out of 10. Keep up the good work, Baltasar Kormákur, there are many more novels by Arnaldur that would fit the silver screen.
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Box office
- Budget
- ISK 180,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $748,405
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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