BEOWULF AND GRENDEL - dir. STURLA GUNNARSSON

Synopsis: Loosley based on the 9th century Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. It tells the blood-soaked tale of a Norse hero´s battle with a great and murderous troll.

Original title: Bjólfskviða
English title: Beowulf and Grendel
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Scriptwriter: Andrew Rai Berzin
Main cast: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgard, Sarah Polley, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson
Music: Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson
Producers Iceland: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, Anna María Karlsdóttir
Producers Canada/UK: Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan, Sturla Gunnarsson, Michael Lionello Cowan, Jason Piette
Production companies: The Film Works (CAN), Spice Factory (UK), Icelandic Film Corporation (IS)
Distribution excl. Scandinavia: Arclight Films
1201/39 McLaren St., North Sydney 2060, Australia, tel: +61 2995 8825 fax: +61 2955 8828, info@arclightfilms.com
Distribution: Scandinavia: Icelandic Film Corporation, amk@icecorp.is, tel: +354 551 2260

Country: Iceland, Canada, UK
Sound: Dolby Digital
Length: 104 minutes
Film gauge/aspect ratio: 1.78:1
International release: 14. September 2005, Toronto International Film Festival

Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 2005, Canada
Pusan International Film Festival 2005, South-Korea
Atlantic Film Festival 2005, Canada
Calgary Film Festival 2005, Canada
Vancouver International Film Festival 2005, Canada
Göteborgs Filmfestival 2006, Sweden
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2006, USA
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2006, Netherlands
Iceland International Film Festival 2006, Iceland