Cruelty (2016 film)

Cruelty (Icelandic: Grimmd) is a 2016 Icelandic film written and directed by Anton Sigurðsson.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cruelty
Film poster
IcelandicGrimmd
Directed byAnton Sigurðsson
Screenplay byAnton Sigurðsson
Produced by
  • Anton Sigurðsson
  • Erlingur Jack Guðmundsson
  • Haraldur Bender
  • Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson
Starring
CinematographyÁrni Filippusson
Edited byÁrni Freyr Haraldsson
Production
company
Virgo Films
Release date
  • 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) (Iceland)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

In Cruelty, two young sisters from Reykjavík are found murdered, and the two best police detectives try to solve the case.[6]

In 2017, Cruelty was nominated for awards at the Filmfest Hamburg[7] and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[8] Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir was nominated for Actress of the Year at the Edda Awards.[9]

In 2023, director Anton was found guilty of embezzling ticket sales from the film.[10]

References

  1. "Cruelty". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. Valgeirsson, Tómas (20 October 2016). "Grafalvarleg en áhrifalaus". vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  3. Olgeirsson, Birgir (10 December 2018). "Fyrirtæki föður leikstjóra Grimmdar keypti 20 þúsund miða á myndina". vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  4. "Grimmd frumsýnd í fullu Smárabíói". kvikmyndir.is (in Icelandic). 18 October 2016.
  5. "Cruelty (2016) aka Grimmd". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 1 March 2024.
  6. Crispin, Vanessa (4 June 2017). "Cruelty". Cinema Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
  7. "Grimmd". Filmfest Hamburg.
  8. "32 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017" (PDF). Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
  9. "Tilnefningar til Eddunar 2017". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 2 February 2017.
  10. Sæberg, Samúel Karl; Ólason, Árni (6 May 2023). "Leikstjóri Grimmdar dæmdur fyrir umfangsmikinn fjárdrátt". vísir.is (in Icelandic).


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