Sparrows (2015 film)
Sparrows | |
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Directed by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Produced by |
Mikkel Jersin Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Written by | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
Music by | Kjartan Sveinsson |
Cinematography | Sophia Olsson |
Edited by | Jacob Schulsinger |
Production company |
Nimbus Film Nimbus Iceland |
Release dates |
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Country |
Iceland Denmark Croatia |
Language | Icelandic |
Sparrows (Icelandic: Þrestir) is a 2015 Icelandic-Danish-Croatian[1][2][3] film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson, starring Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson. It tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who moves from his mother in ReykjavÃk to his father in the Icelandic countryside. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Accolades
It was awarded the Golden Shell at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[5]
In the New Directors Competittion at the 2015 Chicago International Film Festival, Sparrows won the Silver Hugo.[6]
Cast
- Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Ari
- Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Gunnar
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Grandmother
- Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir as Lára
- Rade Šerbedžija as Tomislav
- Valgeir Hrafn Skagfjörð as Bassi
Production
The film was produced by Denmark's Nimbus Film and its subsidiary Nimbus Iceland, together with Pegasus Pictures and MP Film. It received three million Danish kroner in support from the Danish Film Institute as well as backing from the Icelandic Film Centre and Nordisk Film & TV Fond.[7] Filming began on 14 July 2014 in Iceland.[8]
References
- ↑ "Sparrows (synopsis)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "Sparrows". Versatile Films. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Þrestir, Kvikmyndavefurinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sandra Bullock’s ‘Our Brand Is Crisis,’ Robert Redford’s ‘Truth’ to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "San Sebastian: 'Sparrows' Flies Away With Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "51st Chicago International Film Festival Reveals Its Competition Winners At Awards Night" (Press release). Chicago International Film Festival. 2015-10-24. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Olsen, Jesper (2014-06-25). "Rúnarsson starter optagelser i Island". Ekko (in Danish). Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ↑ Staff writer (2014-06-24). "Rúnarsson Shooting Sparrows". dfi.dk. Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
External links
- Official website
- Sparrows at the Internet Movie Database
- Sparrows at the Icelandic Film Centre
- Vancouver International Film Festival (program note)
- TIFF (program note)