ACT NORMAL - dir. OLAFUR JOHANNESSON

Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. Eighteen years old he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries around the country. He became the first Buddhist monk in Iceland when he moved here in 1994 and founded a Buddhist sect. Five years later Robert decided to "derobe" and get married. After sixteen years of celibacy Robert had to deal with being "normal" - getting employment, paying his bills and dealing with the needs of his partner. After four years in "the real world" Robert travelled back to Thailand to become a monk again. Act Normal is filmed from 1994 to 2006 and is a unique exploration of one man´s twelve-year search for some kind of love.

Original title: Act Normal
English title: Act Normal
Genre: Documentary
Language: English

Director: Ólafur Jóhannesson
Cinematographer: Ragnar Santos
Editors: Ólafur Jóhannesson, Benedikt Jóhannesson
Sound design: Jón Skuggu
Music: Bardi Jóhannsson
Producer(s): Ragnar Santos, Helgi Sverrisson, Olaf Jóhannesson
Production company: Poppoli
Supported by: Icelandic Film Centre, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Website: http://www.poppoli.com/actnormal.html

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby Stereo SR
Length: 82 minutes
Production format: Digibeta Pal
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 16/9
International release: September 2006