The Oath (2016 film)
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Baltasar Kormákur |
| Written by | Ólafur Egilsson Baltasar Kormákur |
| Produced by | Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson |
| Starring | Baltasar Kormákur |
| Cinematography | Óttar Guðnason |
| Edited by | Sigvaldi J. Kárason |
| Music by | Hildur Guðnadóttir |
| Distributed by | RVK Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Box office | $285,809[1] |
The Oath (Icelandic: Eiðurinn) is a 2016 Icelandic thriller film written by Ólafur Egill Egilsson, and co-written and directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who also plays the leading role.[2] It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
Finnur is a surgeon who is worried about his eldest daughter, Anna. Anna has been involved with drugs and Finnur is made aware that Anna's boyfriend Óttar is a drug dealer. Thinking he is a bad influence on Anna, Finnur tries to break up the relationship. But neither Anna nor Óttar has any intention in doing so and Óttar becomes threatening due to Finnur's incursions on their private life. After Finnur's workmate Halldór shows him a victim of a shooting, Finnur starts to plan for Óttar's disappearance.
Cast
- Baltasar Kormákur as Finnur
- Hera Hilmar as Anna
- Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Óttar
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Halldór
- Þorsteinn Bachmann as Ragnar
References
- ^ "Eiourinn". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Berlin: Baltasar Kormakur Preps Thriller 'The Oath'". Variety. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "The Oath". TIFF. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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