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The Sea, (Icelandic: Hafið (pronunciation (help·info))), 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 coastal town, and various family issues they have to deal with.

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The Sea
The VHS cover
Directed by	Baltasar Kormákur
Written by	Olafur Haukur Símonarson (play) Baltasar Kormákur
Starring	Gunnar Eyjólfsson Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hélène de Fougerolles
Edited by	Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Release date	2002
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Iceland / France / Norway
Language	Icelandic / Norwegian / English

Production

The Sea was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður.

Cast

• Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Thórdur
• Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ágúst
• Hélène de Fougerolles as Françoise
• Kristbjörg 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
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Kalli bumba

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 50% approval rating, based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 5.7/10.[1] On Metacritic, The Sea holds a 52 out of a 100 rank, which is based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed to average reviews".[2]

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 Film Prize and for the Golden Shell 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.

References

External links

• Official Website
• Hafið at IMDb
• The Sea at AllMovie

На других языках

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- [en] The Sea (2002 film)

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[ru] Море (фильм, 2002)

«Море» (исл. Hafið) — комедия исландского режиссёра Балтазара Кормакура по пьесе Олафура Хокура Симонарсона. Премьера картины состоялась 6 сентября 2002 года в рамках международного кинофестиваля в Торонто.

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