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The Yule Cat

Guðni Líndal Benediktsson

On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas.

Original title: Þið kannist við
English title:The Yule Cat
Genre: Suspense, Family
Language: Icelandic

Director: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
Script: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Producers: Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson, Þórir Snær Sigurjónsson, Augustin Hardy
Coproducers: Ragnheiður Erlingsdóttir, Freyr Árnason, Sam Ainsworth

Cinematography: Gunnar Auðunn Jóhannsson
Editor: Kári Jóhannsson
Cast: Ævar Þór Benediktsson, Anja Sæberg, Árni Pétur Guðjónsson, Aðalheiður Árnadóttir og Katla María Ómarsdóttir
Sound design: Nick Cathart-Jones
Costume design: Sif Erlingsdóttir
Set design: Dóra Hrund Gísladóttir

Production companies: Fenrir Films & Zik Zak kvikmyndir
Coproduction companies: Obbosí, La Paz Films
International sales and distribution: Scanbox
National sales and distribution: Zik Zak

Estimated length: 10 mín
Shooting format: Arri Alexa
Screening format: DCP
Screening ratio: 1.85:1
Production countries: Iceland, England

Contact: Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson, arnar@zikzak.is