REYKJAVIK ROTTERDAM - dir.ÓSKAR JÓNASSON

Synopsis: Like a fish on a dry land, Kristofer is stuck in a dull everyday routine, working as a security guard. He got fired from the freight ship he worked on, 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.

Original title: Reykjavík Rotterdam
English title: Reykjavik Rotterdam
Genre: Thriller
Language: Icelandic

Director: Óskar Jónasson
Scriptwriters: Arnaldur Indridason, Óskar Jónasson
Main Cast: Baltasar Kormákur, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Editor: Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Björgulfsson
Music: Bardi Jóhannsson
Producer(s): Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur
Co-Producer: Dirk Reijneke
Executive Producer: Lilja Pálmadóttir, Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Production Company: Blueeyes Production
Website: www.blueeyes.is

Country: Iceland
Sound: Dolby Digital
Length: 90 minutes
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Premiere date and year: 3rd of October 2008

Festivals
Filmfest Hamburg 2009
Nordische Filmtage Lubeck 2009
Scanorama Film Festival 2009
Stockholm Intl. Film Festival 2009

Awards
EDDA awards 2008, Iceland

• Director of the year: Óskar Jónasson
• Screenplay of the year: Arnaldur Indridason and Óskar Jónasson
• Editor of the year: Elisabet Ronaldsdottir
• Sound design of the year: Kjartan Kjartansson
• Music: Bardi Jóhannsson

Festivals
2009:
Cannes Market Screening, Cannes, France
Hamburg International Film Festival, Hamborg, Germany
Nordic Film Days in Lubeck, Lubeck, Germany
Scanorama, Vilnius, Lithuania
Stockholm International Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
2010:
Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, USA, January 5.-18.
Scandinavian Film Festival L.A., Los Angeles, USA, January 9.-10., January 16.-17.
Nordic Oscar Contenders at the Scandinavian House, New York, USA, January 14.
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, January 27.- February 7.
Smith Rafael Film Center, San Fransisco, USA, January 28. - February 2.
Göteborg International Film Festival, Göteborg, Sweden, January 29.- February 8.
Portland International Film Festival, Portland, USA, February 11.-28.
Fribourg International Film Festival, Fribourg, Switzerland, March 13.-20.
FilmFest DC, The Washington, DC International Film Festival, Washington DC, USA, April 15.-25.
Minneapolis International Film Festival, Minneapolis, USA, April 15. - 29.
Off Plus Camera, Krakow, Poland, April 16.-25.
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Icelandic and Norwegian Day, Gdynia, Poland, May 24. - 29.

Additional information
Review in The Hollywood Reporter
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