Reykjavik-rotterdam 2010 film complete

The portland international film festival seeks to engage, educate, entertain, and challenge. Aug 16, 2009 2010 oscar foreign language film submissions final yesterday the academy announced the 65 films that will be considered for the foreign language film category. Financial concerns tempt a security guard to return to his smuggling ways. If you feel like reading the official press release go here. Waalhaven oostzijde 81, gebouw dockworks 2, 3087 bm rotterdam. Icelandic film festival enjoy free screenings of reykjavik rotterdam and country wedding at kendall square cinema. The film is a remake of the icelandic film reykjavikrotterdam starring the director of contraband. An icelandic crime caper with a sense of humor but without weapons. This is below a b grade it is a z grade icelandic thriller moviethe smugglerrobin hood hero gets away with it. Christopher baltasar kormakur is like fish on dry land after being fired from a freight liner.

Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. It has many problems with one being that it didnt feel like a complete, all round experience. Fantastische cast, met een glansrol voor sean connery. The film opened the 72nd venice international film festival on september 2, 2015, and was released theatrically on september 18, 2015. The leading roles in this triller are held by baltasar kormakur and ingvar e. Reykjavikrotterdam was released in iceland october 3rd 2008. Enjoy free screenings of two recent icelandic hit films. View the full biography filmography close complete filmography. Baltasar kormakur, who recently made contraband with mark wahlberg, will screen his 2006 crime film jar city on friday at 6. Thank you to everyone who submitted a film for consideration.

Mark wahlberg has bought the rights to this film and will release it under the title reykjavik. Reykjavik rotterdam was poignant, emotive and one may have been able to empathise with christopher baltasar kormakur who went on to direct contraband. Icelands entry in the foreignlanguage oscar race might not be the usual academyfavored fare, but its kinetic energy and bursts of brutal violence rest upon a solid foundation of welldefined. At the edda awards in november 2008 the film received 5 awards. Reykjavikrotterdam was poignant, emotive and one may have been able to empathise with christopher baltasar kormakur who went on to direct contraband. Dec 16, 2009 one of the biggest budgeted icelandic films of all time, reykjavik rotterdam has all the action one would expect from a hollywood production. Bailee madison, james cromwell, jackson rathbone, alicia witt, kathleen rose perkins, frankie faison. Set during a single day, the film follow four different people at critical points in their lives. Icelandic film festival enjoy free screenings of reykjavik rotterdam and country wedding at cumberland four theater. Submissions for filmfest dc 2021 will reopen in the summer. Reykjavik rotterdam oskar jonasson, icelandnetherlands, 2009. An arthouse comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions.

Unfortunately reykjavik rotterdam is far from a good film in my opinion. Icelandic smuggling film with clumsy gangsters without weapons, a high tempo, smooth soundtrack, offbeat humour and dutch actor victor low as wroughtup. Its easy to see why reykjavikrotterdam was selected to be icelands submission for years best foreign language film at this years oscars. The highoctane actionera remake of the 2008 icelandic film reykjavikrotterdam, in which kormakur played the lead debuted at number one at the u. Reykjavikrotterdam contrabanda 2008 film cinemagia. Blueeyes production is a feature film and stage production. Reykjavikrotterdam 2008 financial problems tempt a security guard to go back to smuggling. It is based on an eponymous 1996 novel by hallgrimur helgason, and both are set in reykjavik, iceland. The 82nd academy awards nominations will be announced. Contraband, the new heist flick starring mark wahlberg as a reformed smuggler pulled back into the underworld to bail out his hoodlum brotherinlaw. He doesnt stand much chance of being rehired, having been caught in the act of illegal alcohol.

Contraband is based on reykjavikrotterdam, a 2008 icelandic film directed by oskar jonasson that starred and was produced by baltasar kormakur, who directs this version. The productions have included feature films, quality stage productions and a 6part tv series, but for the last two years the key focus has been solely on feature films. Sigurdsson, written by arnaldur indridason along with the director oskar jonasson. Reykjavikrotterdam is an icelandic film from 2008 directed by oskar jonasson and starring baltasar kormakur. The 82nd academy awards nominations will be announced on tuesday, february 2, 2010. January used to be a dumping ground for potential awardbait movies that the studios realized did not have the stuff to compete. Remake of the icelandic 2008 film reykjavikrotterdam by arnaldur indri. Reykjavikrotterdam was one of the biggestbudget icelandic films of alltime, citation needed and features an allstar cast of icelandic cinema. Nov 28, 2014 a few blocks north is rotterdams new zoho area an attempt to create an urban hub in a disused space, complete with repurposed train carriages and community gardens. Scandinavia house presents 4 nordic oscar nominees the. Its not that reykjavik rotterdam isnt a solid crime film. Wahlberg succeeds in making lethal look neighborly and necessary. Apr 26, 2012 christopher baltasar kormakur is like fish on dry land after being fired from a freight liner. Reykjavikrotterdam 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The film was fast paced and a true testimony to creative genius because it was an epic especially when the budgetary constraints are taken into effect. Financial problems tempt a security guard to go back to smuggling. Maybe on a smaller scale with unknown actors the story flourishes but with a bigger budget, and wellknown actors the story is just running through the motions. It was broadcast dubbed in german on german television ard on 1 january 2010. See this film before hollywood gets their hands on it. Before this, most icelandic television series rarely exceeded production costs of 100200,000,000 isk. It was first released in imax 3d on september 11, 2015, in the uk and in imax 3d, reald 3d, and 2d internationally, and exclusively in imax 3d, september 19, 2015 as a limited release in the united states and. Our main character travels to rotterdam on board a cargo ship, to smuggle some alcohol back to reykjavik in order to give his family a better life. Overview for emmanuelle laborit turner classic movies. Welcome to the northwest film centers 33rd annual showcase of new world cinema. Its not that reykjavikrotterdam isnt a solid crime film. Watch reykjavikrotterdam now on your favorite device.