The Oath (2016 film)
The Oath | |
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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 | 103 minutes |
Country | Iceland |
Language | Icelandic |
Box office | $568,619 (domestic)[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] It was the most popular movie in Icelandic theaters in 2016.[4]
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
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 75% approval rating, based on 16 reviews with an average rating of 7/10.[5]
Adam Graham of
Matthew Lickona of San Diego Reader jokingly have said that "[The Oath] is [a]n anti-Taken, though definitely not a Given", adding in his closing comments that "Everyone gets sympathy; no one gets excused".[7]
Michael McNeely of That Shelf (formerly
Brent McKnight of
According to Laura DeMarco of The Plain Dealer, "[the film] is a philosophical drama that asks is it right for a father to go to such lengths".[10]
Unlike other critics, Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs found the film "ugly and misanthropic".[11]
References
- ^ "Eiourinn". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Berlin: Baltasar Kormakur Preps Thriller 'The Oath'". Variety. 1 September 2016.
- ^ "The Oath". TIFF. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Eiðurinn vinsælasta kvikmynd ársins 2016". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "The Oath (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Detroit News. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "The Oath (Eidurinn)". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ McNeely, Michael (11 September 2016). "TIFF 2016: The Oath Review". That Shelf. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ DeMarco, Laura (11 January 2019). "'The Oath': Icelandic crime film offers more than just thrills (review)". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "The Oath". Chicago Reader. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
- The Oath at IMDb