The Sea (2002 film)

The Sea
The VHS cover
Directed by	Baltasar Kormákur
Written by	Olafur Haukur Símonarson (play) Baltasar Kormákur
Starring	Gunnar Eyjólfsson Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hélène de Fougerolles
Edited by	Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Release date	2002
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Iceland / France / Norway
Language	Icelandic / Norwegian / English

The Sea, (Icelandic: Hafið ()), is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with.

Production

The Sea was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður.

Cast

• Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur
• Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ágúst
• Hélène de Fougerolles as Françoise
• Kristbjörg Kjeld as Kristín
• Herdís Thorvaldsdóttir as Kata
• Gudrún Gísladóttir as Ragnheidur
• Sven Nordin as Morten
• Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Áslaug
• Sigurdur Skúlason as Haraldur
• Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as María
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Kalli bumba

Awards

The film won eight awards at the Edda Awards, Iceland in 2002 (Best Actor for Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Best Actress for Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Sigurður Skúlason, Best Supporting Actress for Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir, Film of the Year and Professional Category: Sound/Vision), where it was also nominated for 4 more awards. In the same year, it was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize and for the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 2003 it won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Istanbul International Film Festival, where it was also nominated for the Golden Tulip, and the Audience Award at the Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway.

External links

• Official Website
• Hafið at IMDb
• The Sea at AllMovie