Niceland
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson 2004
SYNOPSIS
Jed and Chloe in their early 20’s live a very simple life in the city. They love each other, find happiness in the smallest things and plan to get married. One day the death of Chloe’s cat triggers inconsolable sadness and a deep confusion in the meaning of life for both Jed and Chloe. Chloe’s tears keep her home but Jed begins a fruitless search for the meaning of life, hoping he can bring back Chloe’s smile. Alone at night he sees a tramp Max on TV whom he believes may hold the key. Jed visits him in the city dump. The awkward duo starts a journey that unexpectedly brings newfound hope to both men and Chloe.
GENERAL INFO
- Original title:
- Næsland
- Director:
- Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
- Script writer:
- Huldar Breiðfjörð
- Dir. of photography:
- Morten Söborg
- Production design:
- Árni Páll Jóhannsson
- Sound design:
- Kjartan Kjartansson
- Editors:
- Sigvaldi J. Kárason and Anders Refn
- Original score:
- Mugison
- Original language:
- English
- Type of film:
- Feature
- Genre:
- Drama
- Domestic release:
- July 5th 2005
- Producer(s):
- Skúli Fr. Malmqvist & Thorir Snaer Sigurjonsson
- Co-producers:
- Mike Downey, Bo Ehrhardt, Meta Louise Foldager, Thomas Springer, Sam Taylor and Helmut G. Weber
- Production company:
- Zik Zak Filmworks
- In association with:
- Tradewind Pictures (GER), Nimbus Film (DK), Film & Music Entertainment (UK)
- Format:
- 35mm
- Running time:
- 86 min
- Screen Ratio:
- 1:1:85
- Sound:
- Dolby Digital
- Sound:
- Dolby Digital
- Territories sold:
- Angola, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Mozambique, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Hungary, Germany
- Festivals:
- Seattle Int’l Festival 2005, Cleveland Int’l Festival 2005, Warsaw Film Festival 2004, Pusan Int’l Film Festival 2004, Flanders Int’l Film Festival, 2004, Toronto Film Festival 2004, Haugesund Film Festival 2004, Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2004
- Awards:
- Edda Awards 2004 – Best screenplay
Nomination Karlovy Vary 2004 – Crystal Globe
CAST
Martin Compston, Gary Lewis, Peter Capaldi, Kerry Fox, Shauna Macdonald, Guðrún María Bjarnadóttir, Guðrún Gísladóttir and Timmy Lang
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