Rift (2017 film)

Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) is a 2017 Icelandic horror film written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen.[1][2][3]

Rift
Film poster
IcelandicRökkur
Directed byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Screenplay byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Produced by
  • Baldvin Kári Sveinbjörnsson
  • Búi Baldvinsson
  • Jóhann Sigurðsson
Starring
  • Björn Stefánsson
  • Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
  • Aðalbjörg Þóra Árnadóttir
  • Guðmundur Ólafsson
CinematographyJohn Wakayama Carey
Edited byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Release date
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Rift is a gay psychological thriller, in which Gunnar (Björn Stefánsson) and Einar (Sigurður Þór Óskarsson) get to grips with their fractured relationship amid some spooky situations in a remote cabin in Iceland.[4][5]

Rift premiered at the Gothenburg Film Festival, where it was chosen as the closing film.[2][3] Erlingur also won the Award for Artistic Achievement for Rift at Outfest in 2017.[6]

References
  1. Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Yamasaki, Parker (16 March 2017). "Morbid Curiosity: Exploring The Dark With Filmmaker Erlingur Thoroddsen". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  3. "Rift". Icelandic Film Centre.
  4. "Gay Icelandic psychological thriller". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. "Rift (2017) aka Rökkur". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 22 May 2023.
  6. Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
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