COP SECRET premieres at Locarno Film Festival
Hannes Thór Halldórsson‘s debut feature, Cop Secret, had its world premiere in the main competitive section at Locarno Film Festival on August 10. After the premiere, which was sold out, the cast and crew in attendance were treated to a standing ovation.
Positive reviews of the film have been published from Screen Daily, Cineuropa and ICS (International Cinephile society). In Screen Daily it says: "Further afield it can plausibly be positioned as a kind of Arctic cousin of Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz, while the jauntily-handled plot about two tough, feuding cops who are unwillingly forced to work together — then become “much more than just partners” — makes it a must for LGBT+ themed festivals and midnight-movie slots."
Cop Secret follows a tough supercop who is fighting a inner struggle at the same time as he is investigating a string of bank robberies where nothing seems to have been stolen.
Click the picture above too see the trailer of Cop Secret
“To premiere the film at a prestigious festival like Locarno is a special honor for all of us connected to the film. There have been so few festivals because of COVID, and an unusually high number of films trying to get into festivals, so it's a great honor just to be chosen,” says Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir of Pegasus Pictures, the producer of the film.
“It's been both a very challenging and very fun process with a great group of people. I'm still realizing that the film has been chosen for the festival and I look forward to showing it there. I'm even more excited to show it here in Iceland at the end of August,” says director Hannes Thór Halldórsson.
Cop Secret was written by Nína Petersen, Sverrir Thór Sverrison, and Halldórsson. The film was produced by Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir for Pegasus Pictures and stars Audunn Blöndal, Egill Einarsson, Steinunn Ólína Thorsteinsdóttir, Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Sverrir Thór Sverrisson, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.
For further information about Locarno Film Festival, visit the festival's official website.