8 Movies Directed by Baltasar Kormèkur

101 Reykjavèk

101 Reykjavèk

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-06-01

Languages:

Icelandic, English, Spanish

Countries:

Iceland, Denmark, France, Norway, Germany

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (7862 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.

The Sea

The Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-09-13

Languages:

Icelandic, Norwegian, English

Countries:

Iceland, France, Norway

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1411 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Baltasar Kormèkur

èlafur Haukur Sèmonarson (play)

Fullplot:

Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed sexual abuse, lingering suspicions, sibling rivalries and incestuous passions. Ultimately, it's a heartless battle between the past and the future that culminates in a night of explosive rage.

A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-12-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

Iceland, USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (3837 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Edward Martin Weinman

Baltasar Kormèkur (original story)

Baltasar Kormèkur (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After a suspicious fatal car accident in Hastings where the identity of the victim was forged, the Quality Life insurance company sends their smart investigator Abe Holt to identify the body. The unique beneficiary of the one million dollars death benefit is the sister of the victim, Isold, who lives with her son Thor and her husband Fred in a poor cabin in the middle of nowhere. Along the investigation, Abe discloses the truth about the fraud, but feels sorry for Isold and Thor and tries to help them with tragic consequences.

Jar City

Jar City

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-10-20

Languages:

Icelandic

Countries:

Iceland, Germany, Denmark

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

(4000 Reviews)

Fullplot:

èrn's daughter is dead because of a rare genetic disease. By this time Erlendur has to find Holdeberg's killer. He has to find out what happened 30 years ago and to connect it with his case and he has another problem...His relationships with his daughter.

Brèèguminn

Brèèguminn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-18

Languages:

Icelandic, English

Countries:

Iceland

Runtime:

96 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (1058 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Baltasar Kormèkur (screenplay)

èlafur Egilsson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half his age. But it's not all roses. First, there's his cranky mother-in-law-to-be who violently opposes the marriage and who demands repayment of Jon's loan before the wedding night. Second, his plans to build a golf course on the little island of Flatey where they live aren't going at all to plan. Third, his extremely drunk best man is on the loose without any shoes and lastly, the continual presence of his emotional first wife is haunting his every move. When the guests start flocking to the island, Jon starts getting cold feet. After a very long night of drinking and thinking, will Jon be able to make it to the church on time?

Inhale

Inhale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-10-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

83 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (5065 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Walter Doty (screenplay)

John Claflin (screenplay)

Christian Escario (story)

Fullplot:

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

2 Guns

2 Guns

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-02

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (142830 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Blake Masters (screenplay)

Steven Grant (based on the Boom! Studios graphic novels by)

Fullplot:

Robert Trench, an undercover DEA agent, takes advantage of gunman Michael Stigman's idea to rob a bank to bust him and a mob boss. However, it proves too successful with much more money seized than anticipated with Trench's forces not stopping the getaway. Complicating things still more, Stigman turns out to be a Naval Intelligence agent who shoots Trench and takes the money. The interservice debacle suddenly finds Trench and Stigman in a bloody web of corrupt clandestine rivalries as they are hunted, blackmailed and isolated for the money on both sides of the law. Now, the fugitives must work together to find a way out of this situation with no one to turn to but themselves.

The Deep

The Deep

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-05-21

Languages:

Icelandic

Countries:

Iceland

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2921 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionDrama

Fullplot:

Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.

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