Jar City (film)
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| Directed by | Baltasar Kormákur |
| Produced by | Agnes Johansen Lilja Pálmadóttir |
| Written by | Arnaldur Indriðason |
| Starring | Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson |
| Music by | Mugison |
| Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Editing by | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
| Release date(s) | 20 October 2006 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Iceland Germany Denmark |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Box office | $748,315[1] |
Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin (
pronunciation (help·info)--meaning marsh) is a 2006 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It is based on Mýrin, a novel written by Arnaldur Indriðason, released in English as Tainted Blood (also released in English as Jar City).[2]
Kormákur is in the midst of producing an English-language remake, also called Jar City, which will be set in Louisiana.[3]
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[edit] Plot
A world-weary cop comes to believe a recent murder of an elderly man is linked to a case of rape three decades earlier and works to put the pieces together.
[edit] Cast
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Erlendur
- Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Eva Lind
- Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Sigurður Óli
- Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir as Elínborg
- Atli Rafn Sigurðsson as Örn
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Katrín
- Þorsteinn Gunnarsson as Holberg
- Theódór Júlíusson as Elliði
- Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir as Elín
- Guðmunda Elíasdóttir as Theodóra
- Walter Grímsson as Handrukkarar
- Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson
- Magnús Ragnarsson as Lögfræðingur
- Rafnhildur Rósa Atladótir as Kola
- Jón Sigurbjörnsson as Albert
[edit] Soundtrack
The score was composed by Mugison.
Track listing:
- "Til eru fræ"
- "Sveitin milli sanda"
- "Bíum bíum bambaló"
- "Erlendur"
- "Elliði"
- "Á Sprengisandi"
- "Fyrir átta árum"
- "Áfram veginn - Nikka"
- "Áfram veginn"
- "Halabalúbbúlúbbúlei"
- "Malakoff"
- "Bí bí og blaka I"
- "Myrra"
- "Kirkjuhvoll"
- "Bí bí og blaka II"
- "Dagný"
- "Heyr, Ó Gud raust mína"
- "Lyrik"
- "Nú hnígur sól"
- "Sofðu unga ástin mín"
- "Ódur til Hildigunnar"
- "Svefnfræ"
- "Fræsvefn"
- "Svefnfræ, söngur"
- "Nú legg ég augun aftur"
[edit] Prizes
The film was awarded the Crystal Globe Grand Prix at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.[4]
[edit] DVD
A Blockbuster Exclusive Region 1 DVD was released in the U.S. and Canada. Otherwise, the film was not released commercially in America. IIt has also been released on DVD in Europe and is available on iTunes.[citation needed]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jar City at the Internet Movie Database
- Jar City at AllRovi
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