Summary
A police woman lost in violence, a mechanic revenging for his lost son, a crime kingpin with a heart condition, a corrupt officer in love with a prostitute will destroy each other.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 55
IMDb5.6
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for action movies, −8 min on the typical 108
typical 108100Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2011
October 14, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaThrillerCrimeLanguage
Icelandic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishSerbianMade in
Iceland- Sweden
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more37 people
- ZKZlatko KričkićSergej
- Ágústa Eva ErlendsdóttirAndrea
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonGunnar
- Sigurður SigurjónssonMargeir
- Björn Hlynur HaraldssonIngólfur
- Elva Ósk ÓlafsdóttirKatrín
- Gísli Örn GarðarssonJói
- GLGladkaya LunaJelena
- LSLeo SankovicStanko
- SDStanko DjorovicIvan
- Elma Stefanía ÁgústsdóttirSvetlana
- JDJames DavisGunnar's Bodyguard
- Jonathan PryceJimmy
Philip JacksonWilliam
Svandís Dóra EinarsdóttirLinda- ÞNÞórdís Nadia SemichatGunnar's Girlfriend
- VBVildis BjarnadottirSergei's Wife
Nanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirFemale Doctor- GPGuðni Páll SæmundssonMale Doctor
- MÓMaría Ósk IngvadóttirKoko
- KÁKristinn Ágúst FriðfinnssonHospital priest
- BJBjörk JakobsdóttirMargeir's supervisor
Joi JohannssonStore owner- ÞIÞórarinn IvarssonFishingstore brother
Directing · 1
- Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Hrafnkell Stefánsson Screenplay
Production · 2
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Executive Producer
- Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir Producer
Camera · 2
- Bjarni Felix Bjarnason Director of Photography
- Gunnar Heidar Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sigurður Eyþórsson Editor
Sound · 2
- Wojciech Golczewski Original Music Composer
- Gunnar Árnason Sound
Art · 1
- Heimir Sverrisson Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Ellen Loftsdottir Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Jón Viðar Arnþórsson Stunt Coordinator
- Eggert Ketilsson Special Effects
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