White Whales (film)

White Whales (orig: Skytturnar (pronunciationⓘ)) the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens, and MX-21 on the soundtrack. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

White Whales aka
Skytturnar
Directed byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson
Written byFriðrik Þór Friðriksson and Einar Kárason
Produced byPetter J. Borgli & Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
StarringEggert Guðmundsson
Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson
Eggert Þorleifsson
Music byHilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens & MX-21
Distributed byIcelandic Film Corporation
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Cast

Plot

The story starts when two experienced whalers decided to settle down in Reykjavík at the end of the whaling season. While there, they get into trouble and are thrown out of one establishment after another. When events escalated to violence, they break into a weapons shop and steal rifles to confront the police.

Credits

Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Producer: Petter J. Borgli and Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Writers: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson and Einar Kárason.
Cinematography: Ari Kristinsson.
Edition: Tómas Gíslason and Jens Bidstrup.
Music performers: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens & MX-21.
Sound recording: Þorbjörn Erlingsson and Þorvar Hafsteinsson.
Coincidental music: “Doubt”, “Atmosphere Pt. 1”, “Atmosphere Pt. 2”, “Tension Pt. 1”, “Tension Pt. 2”, “Tension Pt. 3”, “Sorrow”.
Other tracks: “Batman Theme”, “Car Rock”, “Sweet Jane”, “99th Floor” and “Synist”.
Note: all track names given in English.

See also

References
  1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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