Bjarnfreðarson

Bjarnfreðarson is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of Næturvaktin, Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin, to which it is a sequel.[1] At its première in Iceland, it was met with wide success, even beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend.[2] It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, which is a record for an Icelandic film, and won 11 Edda Awards.[3]

Bjarnfreðarson
Directed byRagnar Bragason
Written byJóhann Ævar Grímsson
Jón Gnarr
Jörundur Ragnarsson
Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon
Ragnar Bragason
Produced byArnbjörg Hafliðadóttir
Ragnar Bragason
StarringJóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Jón Gnarr
Jörundur Ragnarsson
Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon
Production
company
Distributed bySamfilm
Release date
  • 26 December 2009 (2009-12-26)
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

References

  1. "Ár Georgs, Daníels og Ólafs". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 6 February 2010. p. 34. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "Ótrúleg aðsókn á Bjarnfreðarson og Avatar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 29 December 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. Heritage, Stuart (February 9, 2010). "A real blockbuster ... in Iceland". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-09-02.


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