Cruelty (2016 film) explained

Cruelty
Native Name:
Director:Anton Sigurðsson
Screenplay:Anton Sigurðsson
Producer:
  • Anton Sigurðsson
  • Erlingur Jack Guðmundsson
  • Haraldur Bender
  • Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson
Starring:
Cinematography:Árni Filippusson
Editing:Árni Freyr Haraldsson
Production Companies:Virgo Films
Distributors:-->
Runtime:104 minutes
Country:Iceland
Language:Icelandic

Cruelty (Icelandic: '''Grimmd''') is a 2016 Icelandic film written and directed by Anton Sigurðsson.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

In Cruelty, two young sisters from Reykjavík are found murdered, and the two best police detectives try to solve the case.[6]

In 2017, Cruelty was nominated for awards at the Filmfest Hamburg[7] and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.[8] Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir was nominated for Actress of the Year at the Edda Awards.[9]

In 2023, director Anton was found guilty of embezzling ticket sales from the film.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cruelty . Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. News: Valgeirsson . Tómas . 2016-10-20 . Grafalvarleg en áhrifalaus . . is.
  3. News: Olgeirsson . Birgir . 2018-12-10 . Fyrirtæki föður leikstjóra Grimmdar keypti 20 þúsund miða á myndina . . is.
  4. Web site: Grimmd frumsýnd í fullu Smárabíói . 2016-10-18 . kvikmyndir.is . is.
  5. Cruelty (2016) aka Grimmd. . 2024-03-01 . dmy .
  6. Web site: 2017-06-04 . 2017-06-21 . Cruelty . https://web.archive.org/web/20170621235400/http://cinemascandinavia.com/cruelty/ . dead . Cinema Scandinavia . Vanessa . Crispin.
  7. Web site: Grimmd . . en.
  8. Web site: 32 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017 . . en.
  9. Web site: 2017-02-02 . Tilnefningar til Eddunar 2017 . . is.
  10. News: Sæberg . Samúel Karl . Ólason . Árni . 2023-05-06 . Leikstjóri Grimmdar dæmdur fyrir umfangsmikinn fjárdrátt . . is.