Sparrows (2015)
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík. She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a tricky romantic relationship; and his father has become a victim of the financial crisis.
Director:
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Writer:
Rúnar Rúnarsson
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Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Ari |
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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Gunnar |
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Rakel Björk Björnsdóttir as Lara |
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Rade Šerbedžija as Tomislav |
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Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Kristjana |
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Kristbjörg Kjeld as Grandmother |
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Pálmi Gestsson as Diddi |
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Arna Magnea Danks as Bassi's onkel |
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Jarkko Lahti as Darijo |
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Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir as Vera |
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Valgeir Skagfjörð as Bassi |
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Benedikt Benediktson as Einar |
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Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir as Ösp |
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Víkingur Kristjánsson as Dagur |
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Eyþór Jóvinsson as Gunnar's friend |
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Elín Árnadóttir as María |
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Júlíus Þorfinnsson as Kormákur |
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Eva Sigurðardóttir as Dance Competitor |
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Tryggvi Pétur Ármannsson as Choir member |
| Directing | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Director |
| Writing | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Screenplay |
| Production | Rúnar Rúnarsson | Producer |
| Camera | Sophia Olsson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Brynhildur Birgisdottir | Line Producer |
| Production | Birgitte Hald | Executive Producer |
| Production | Suza Horvat | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mikkel Jersin | Producer |
| Production | Igor A. Nola | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Jacob Secher Schulsinger | Editor |
| Art | Marta Luiza Macuga | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helga Rós Hannam | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kjartan Sveinsson | Original Music Composer |