Mihkel (Icelandic: Undir Halastjörnu) is a 2018 Icelandic-Estonian film directed by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon.[1] It is based on true events from a 2004 criminal case in Iceland where a body was discovered by a chance by a diver in the Neskaupstaður harbor.[2]
| Mihkel | |
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| Directed by | Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon |
| Written by | Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon, Attila Veres |
| Produced by | Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Kristinn Þórðarson and Leifur Dagfinsson |
| Starring | Tómas Lemarquis, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, Pääru Oja |
| Cinematography | Tómas Örn Tómasson |
| Edited by | Davíð Alexander Corno |
| Music by | Gyða Valtýsdóttir |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 min |
| Countries | Iceland, Estonia |
| Languages | Icelandic, English, Estonian |
The film stars Icelanders Tómas Lemarquis and Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, and Estonians Pääru Oja as Mihkel and Kaspar Velberg as Igor. It premiered in Iceland on 12 October 2018.[3][4]
Cast edit
- Tómas Lemarquis – Bóbó
- Pääru Oja – Mihkel
- Atli Rafn Sigurðsson – Jóhann
- Kaspar Velberg– Igor
- Maiken Schmidt - Veera
- Greete-Elena Priisalu – Väike Veera
- Marko Matvere – Mihkel's father
- Maarja Jakobson – Mihkel's mother
- Ivo Uukkivi – Igor's father
- Atli Rafn Sigurðsson – Johann
- Rein Oja – Pastor
- Kristjan Sarv – Assistant pastor
- Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir – Doctor
- Heiddis Chadwick Hlynsdottir – Barbara Girl
References edit
- ^ "Líkfundarmálið verður að kvikmynd". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Haraldur Guðmundsson (20 October 2014). "Byggir söguþráðinn á líkfundarmálinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (28 August 2018). "Óhugnaleg stikla úr kvikmyndinni um líkfundarmálið" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Ragna Gestsdóttir (28 August 2018). "Kvikmyndin Undir Halastjörnu frumsýnd 12. október – Byggð á Líkfundarmálinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
