Reykjavík-Rotterdam
| Reykjavík-Rotterdam | |
|---|---|
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Victor Löw Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Jörundur Ragnarsson | |
| Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Edited by | Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir |
| Music by | Barði Jóhannsson |
Production companies | Rotterdam Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
Reykjavík-Rotterdam is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur and Ingvar E. Sigurðsson. A Hollywood remake titled Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2012.
Plot synopsis
Kristofer is working as a
Meanwhile, back in Iceland, Kristofer's wife Iris is threatened by three men, who trash her flat and then her place of work. She accepts Steingrimur's offer to stay with him until Kristofer returns. Steingrimur, with whom she was once involved, tries to seduce her, and as she tries to escape, he knocks her unconscious and, thinking that he has killed her, attempts to dispose of her body.
The Dettifoss returns. Customs search the vessel, but no contraband is found. Arnor believes that Kristofer has thrown the ecstasy and the alcohol overboard and attempts to escape from the gangsters expecting the consignment. Kristofer has planted the ecstasy in the car of the captain of the Dettifoss, and sets up the gangsters to be intercepted at the captain's house. Iris survived Steingrimur's attack, and Kristofer locates her just as Steingrimur is attempting to bury her in concrete at the construction site he works at. Out at sea, Kristofer's friends locate the alcohol.
Release
The film was released on 3 October 2008. It was broadcast (dubbed in German) on German television ARD on 1 January 2010.[2]
Reception
Reykjavík-Rotterdam was one of the biggest-budget Icelandic films of all-time,[
The film won five
- Director of the year – Óskar Jónasson
- Screenplay of the year – Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson
- Editor of the year – Elísabet Rónaldsdóttir
- Sound design of the year – Kjartan Kjartansson and Ingvar Lundberg
- Achievement in music for film or television – Barði Jóhannsson
An Icelandic Film and Television Academy committee chose Reykjavík-Rotterdam to be
Variety, after a 2010 screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival[5] called it a "straightforward product from much of the team behind Baltasar Kormákur's considerably more eccentric Jar City" and an "uncommonly commercial item with brawny action, strokes of humor and a besieged rooting interest (played effectively by Kormákur)."[6]
Hollywood remake
Working Title Films released a U.S. remake entitled Contraband starring and produced by Mark Wahlberg. The original film's lead actor, Baltasar Kormákur, directed the film.[7]
References
- ^ Reykjavík-Rotterdam from Blueeyes Productions
- ^ (in German) HD-Showcase vom 19. Dezember 2009 bis zum 6. Januar 2010 im Ersten from the ARD Digital website
- ^ "Reykjavik-Rotterdam". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "EDDA WINNERS 2008 | 2008 | Edda winners year by year | The Edda Film and TV Awards | Film Sector | Icelandic Film Centre" (in Icelandic). Icelandicfilmcenter.is. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Reykjavik-Rotterdam | 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival | Óskar Jónasson | Iceland". Psfilmfest.org. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (17 January 2010). "Variety Reviews – Reykjavik-Rotterdam – Film Reviews – Palm Springs – Review by Robert Koehler". Variety.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Contraband". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
- Reykjavík-Rotterdam from Blueeyes Productions in co-production with Rotterdam Films
- Reykjavík-Rotterdam at IMDb
- Rotterdam films
- Film Festival Rotterdam
