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Completed - ICELANDIC - Thriller - 96 minutes

Log Line

Two antagonistic brothers decide to smuggle drugs into their native Iceland using a young Polish girl as their mule. When everything goes off the rails, these anti-heroes’ fate spirals in a life-or-death race against time.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2016 (Debut)
  • AFM 2016 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • Toronto 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Börkur SIGTHORSSON
Writer(s) : Börkur SIGTHORSSON
Cast : Gísli Örn GARÐARSSON, Baltasar Breki SAMPER, Anna PRÓCHNIAK, Marijana JANKOVIC

Producer(s) : Baltasar KORMÁKUR, Agnes JOHANSEN

Synopsis

Sharp-suited Erik represents the aspirational face of modern Iceland. Atli, a petty criminal just released from prison, is stuck in a downward spiral.

The distance between these two very different brothers vanishes when the duo teams up to smuggle cocaine into Iceland, inside plastic pellets swallowed by a young Polish mule, Sofia.

But things go wrong when rule-breaking cop Lena starts closing in on them and Sofia falls sick. With the drugs yet to reach their destination and a rival gang demanding a slice of the action, time is a luxury that the brothers can’t afford.

Charismatic anti-hero Erik’s ability to stay one step ahead is tested to the limit - how many lives is he willing to sacrifice to sustain his own?

Production

Country(ies) : ICELAND

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