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The Sea (2002 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Sea', (Icelandic: 'Hafi' ), is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormkur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with.
Production
'The Sea' was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaur.
Cast
*Gunnar Eyjlfsson as Thrdur
*Hilmir Snr Gunason as gst
*Hlne de Fougerolles as Franoise
*Kristbjrg Kjeld as Kristn
*Herds Thorvaldsdttir as Kata
*Gudrn Gsladttir as Ragnheidur
*Sven Nordin as Morten
*Elva sk lafsdttir as slaug
*Sigurdur Sklason as Haraldur
*Nna Dgg Filippusdttir as Mara
*rstur Le Gunnarsson as Kalli bumba
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 50% approval rating, based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10. On Metacritic, 'The Sea' holds a 52 out of a 100 rank, which is based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed to average reviews".
Awards
The film won eight awards at the Edda Awards, Iceland in 2002 (Best Actor for Gunnar Eyjlfsson, Best Actress for Elva sk lafsdttir, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Sigurur Sklason, Best Supporting Actress for Herds orvaldsdttir, Film of the Year and Professional Category: Sound/Vision), where it was also nominated for 4 more awards. In the same year, it was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize and for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastin International Film Festival. In 2003, it won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Istanbul International Film Festival, where it was also nominated for the Golden Tulip, and the Audience Award at the Troms International Film Festival in Norway.
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