The Sea (2002 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Sea


image_size =
caption = The VHS cover
director = Baltasar Kormákur
producer =
writer = Olafur Haukur Símonarson (play)
Baltasar Kormákur
narrator =
starring = Gunnar Eyjólfsson
Hilmir Snær Gudnason
Hélène de Fougerolles
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
music =
cinematography =
editing = Valdís Óskarsdóttir
distributor =
released = 2002
runtime = 109 min.
country = Iceland / France / Norway
language = Icelandic / Norwegian
budget =
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website = http://www.palmpictures.com/film/the-sea
amg_id = 1:278017
imdb_id = 0332381

The Sea, (orig: Hafið (Audio|Hafið.ogg|pronunciation)), is a 2002 Icelandic film, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The film tells the story of a wealthy Icelandic family, owners of a fish industry company in a small Icelandic coast town, and various family issues they have to deal with.

Cast

*Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur
*Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ágúst
*Hélène de Fougerolles as Françoise
*Kristbjorg Kjeld as Kristín
*Herdís Thorvaldsdóttir as Kata
*Gudrún Gísladóttir as Ragnheidur
*Sven Nordin as Morten
*Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Áslaug
*Sigurdur Skúlason as Haraldur
*Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as María

Awards

The film won eight awards at the Edda Awards, Iceland in 2002 (Best Actor for Gunnar Eyjólfsson , Best Actress for Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Sigurður Skúlason, Best Supporting Actress for Herdís Þorvaldsdóttir, 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's Film Prize and for the Golden Seashell at the San Sebastián 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 Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway.

External links

* [http://www.palmpictures.com/film/the-sea Official Website]
*imdb title|id=0332381|title= Hafið
*amg title|id=1:278017|title=The Sea