Summary
Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home from school, he finds his brother in the bathtub, dead. Despite clear signs of a suicide, Arnaldur is convinced that his brother's teacher is somehow responsible so he decides to take matters into his own hands and avenge his brother.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 47
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −26 min on the typical 109
typical 10983Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2013
April 19, 2013
13 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Made in
Iceland
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
- SJStyr JúlíussonArnaldur
- DGDavíð GuðbrandssonArnaldur's father
Hilmir Snær GuðnasonDrunk man
Damon YoungerMagga's father
Þorsteinn BachmannPolice Sergeant- ÍHÍsak HinrikssonJúlli
Hjalti Rúnar JónssonGulli
Arndís Hrönn EgilsdóttirJúlli's mother- KHKristján HafþórssonHöddi
- ABAlexía Björg JóhannesdóttirArnaldur's mother
Thor TuliniusPolice officer #1- ABAron Brink SigurjónssonBjössi Tango
Rakel Björk BjörnsdóttirMagga- ÞJÞór JóhannessonPolice detective #2
- SGSólborg GuðbrandsdóttirParty girl
Directing · 1
- Þór Ómar Jónsson Director
Writing · 2
- Jón Atli Jónasson Writer
- Mikael Torfason Original Story
Production · 2
- Þormóður Jónsson Producer
- Anna Svava Knútsdóttir Casting
Editing · 2
- Ragnar Vald Ragnarsson Editor
- Beggi Jónsson Editor
Sound · 1
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Christoph Cico Nicolaisen Cinematography
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