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Cop Secret

Cop Secret (Icelandic: Leynilögga) is a 2021 Icelandic action comedy film directed by Hannes Þór Halldórsson from a screenplay that he co-wrote alongside Nína Pedersen and Sverrir Þór Sverrisson. The film stars Auðunn Blöndal, Egill Einarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir.[3][4]

Cop Secret
Leynilögga
Directed byHannes Þór Halldórsson
Written by
Produced byLilja Ósk Snorradóttir
Starring
CinematographyElli Cassata
Edited byGuðni Hilmar Halldórsson & Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Music byKristján Sturla Bjarnason
Production
companies
  • Pegasus
  • Icelandic Film Centre
  • Ministry of Industries and Innovation
  • Sýn
Distributed bySamfilm
Release dates
  • 10 August 2021 (2021-08-10) (Locarno)
  • 22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) (Iceland)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic
Box office$588,651[2]

The film is based on a fake movie trailer made by Auðunn, Hannes and Sverrir Þór Sverrisson for a TV show in 2011. The trailer featured Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Hjalti Árnason, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Hörður Magnússon and Hermann Gunnarsson.[5] It premièred in the Concorso internazionale at the 74th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2021.[1]

Synopsis edit

A cop (Auðunn Blöndal) in denial of his sexuality, falls in love with his new partner (Egill Einarsson), while investigating a string of bank robberies where nothing seems to have been stolen.[6]

Cast edit

Production edit

On 19 January 2021 it was announced that the Hannes Þór Halldórsson directional debut film Cop Secret will be presented on the Nordic Film Market on 5 February 2021.[7][8]

Principal photography concluded in Iceland in December 2020.[4]

Release edit

The film premièred in the Concorso internazionale at the 74th Locarno Film Festival on 21 August 2021.[1] It was first theatrically released in Island on 22 October 2021,[2] while its release on VOD was in the U.K. and Ireland on 23 May 2022 by Vertigo Releasing,[9] and in North America on 12 July 2022.[10][11] It was screened at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival on 6 September 2022.[12]

Reception edit

Box office edit

Cop Secret grossed 76 million ISK (about $588,651) only in Iceland in 2021,[2] coming in second in the box office behind No Time to Die.[13][14]

Critical response edit

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[11]

Jay Weissberg of Variety said of the film: "Entertaining? Yes, by and large. Clever? Not by a long shot."[15] Gunnar Ragnarsson of RÚV criticized the film, stating that he film's action and endless pop culture references get tired after a while and that lead actor Auðunn Blöndal did not yet have the ability to carry a film.[16] In her review for Eye for Film, Jane Fae remembers that the film explicitly mentions Die Hard 3.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Leynilögga (Cop Secret)". locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Cop Secret (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Stefán Árni Pálsson (16 April 2021). "Fyrsta myndefnið úr Leynilöggunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Annika Pham (19 January 2021). "Icelandic Soccer World Cup Hero Bows Directorial Debut at Goteborg's Nordic Film Market". Variety. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ Atli Fannar (5 April 2011). "Ætla að gera hasarmynd úr Leynilöggustiklunni". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Leynilögga með enskum texta" (in Icelandic). Sambíóin. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ Vassilis Economou (19 January 2021). "Göteborg's Nordic Film Market plans a digital edition and unveils its selection". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ Mr josh (19 January 2021). "'One other Spherical,' 'Tigers,' 'Flee' Take Top Goteborg Festival Awards". thenewstrace.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Cop Secret (2022) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ John Hopewell (17 May 2022). "Cop Secret Closes North America, France for Alief (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Cop Secret". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  12. ^ "COP SECRET | - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival". bifff.net. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Bond tekjuhæsta kvikmynd síðasta árs". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. ^ Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (18 January 2022). "Tuttugu vinsælustu kvikmyndir ársins 2021 á Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ^ Jay Weissberg (17 August 2021). "'Cop Secret' Review: A Derivative Action Movie Parody Set in Iceland for a Change". Variety. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  16. ^ Gunnar Ragnarsson (28 October 2021). "Hreðjalaust hommagrín og þunn persónusköpun". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  17. ^ Jane Fae (14 June 2022). "Cop Secret (2021) Movie Review from Eye for Film". eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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