THE HIGHER FORCE - dir.OLAF DE FLEUR JOHANNESSON

Synopsis: David works as an an enforcer in a gang of debt-collecting thugs, who show him little respect. Throughout life he has sought guidance in chinese kung-fu philosophy videos called ‘The Higher Force’. When David moves into a new apartment he befriends his landlord Harald, a man who David soon starts to suspect that may be the man responsible for his brothers death. Whether it is a coincidence or a higher force at work, David feels he needs to revenge his brother.

Original title: Stóra Planid
English title: The Higher Force
Genre: Comedy
Language: Icelandic

Director: Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Scriptwriters: Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Stefan Schaefer
Main cast: Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon, Eggert Thorleifsson, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Benedikt Erlingsson, Stefan Schaefer, Michael Imperioli
Editor: Gudni Páll Saemundsson, Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Cinematographer: Rune Kippervik
Sound: Gunnar Árnason
Music: Pavel E. Smid
Producer(s): Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Helgi Sverrisson
Production company: Poppoli Pictures
Website: www.poppoli.com

Country: Iceland
Length: 85 minutes
Screening format: HD
Production format: HD
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Premiere date and year: 28th of March 2008

Festivals
AFI Fest - Los Angeles 2008
Rotterdam Film Festival 2009
Shadowline Festival Culture Giovani 2009
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival 2009
Indepenedent Film Festival Boston 2009
Berkshire International Film Festival 2009
Seattle International Film Festival 2009
Transylvania Film Festival 2009
Brussels Film Festival 2009
New Zealand International Film Festival 2009
Melbourne International Film Festival 2009
Amsterdam Open Air Festival 2009
and more...