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Apr 17, 2015

1h 30m

★ 3.0

Overview

A film inspired by real events in the Icelandic underworld. A young man has a one night stand with the former girlfriend of a violent criminal and is kidnapped by said criminal and his gang in an effort to blackmail him. When that doesn't work they decide to bring him to the countryside to the home of an old friend. There they proceed to torture the poor man...

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Dótturfélagið

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Cast

Björn Stefánsson

Arnar Dan

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Hjörtur Jóhann Jónsson

Vigfús Þormar Gunnarsson

Kristinn Már Jóhannesson

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