When Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson set upon Iceland to film Beowulf & Grendel starring Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgard in 2004, they expected the usual complication involved in making a movie, but what they encountered made them wonder if the Norse gods were actually working against them.
In the family adventure “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” three explorers plunge deep into a strange new realm beneath the Earth’s surface where they embark on an amazing voyage and find awe-inspiring sites amidst grave danger. During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth. Traveling through never-before-seen worlds, the trio comes face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures—including man-eating plants, giant flying piranha, glow birds and terrifying dinosaurs from days past. The adventurers soon realize that as volcanic activity increases around them, they must find a way back to the Earth’s surface before it is too late.
With spectacular photo-real environments and revolutionary new filmmaking techniques, “Journey to the Center of the Earth” is an epic adventure that takes audiences directly into the heart of our heroes’ voyage, bringing them along for a wild, visceral ride.
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
Director: Eric Brevig
Erlendur is a police inspector whose life is problematic: he lives in loneliness, does not give in to his workmate's mocking provocations, tries to free his daughter from drugs, and has committed himself to solving a 30 year-old case. The ascetic sequences reveal both inconceivable crimes and human weaknesses.
Cast: Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Agusta Eva Erlendsdottir
Directed by Baltasar Kormakur
Scriptwriter: Baltasar Kormakur
Producer: Kim Magnusson
An office worker who lives inside fantasy worlds where he gets to live an adventurous life while romancing his co-worker sets off a global journey to fix things when both of their jobs are threatened.
Brothers Gummi and Kiddi are sheep-farmers who pride themselves with the best flocks in Iceland. And yet although they have a common job, and their sheep have a common ancestor, the brothers have not spoken in decades. When Kiddi's flock gets infected with a deadly disease, and the government decides to destroy it entirely, the brothers are forced to overcome their disagreements in order to avoid a disaster and save their farms. Armed with a shotgun and wit, Gummi and Kiddi are ready to take on anyone.
This is the experienced documentarist Grímur Hákonarson's second feature – a heart-warming comedy about people and rams, which has received an award at the Cannes Festival programme Un Certain Regard.