Reykjavik - Rotterdam (2008)
Directed by Óskar Jónasson
Genres - Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Action Thriller, Crime Thriller |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - Iceland, Netherlands |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
An Icelandic crime thriller with the gloss stripped away, director Oskar Jonasson's Reykjavik-Rotterdam hones in on a down-and-outer at the very end of his rope. For Kristofer (Baltasar Kormakur) life has been little more than a never ending series of failures and disappointments. Among other things, he made the colossal mistake of smuggling alcohol during his tenure as a shipworker - a little stunt that promptly landed him behind bars. Now, following release, he struggles to pull his life together while working as a security guard and continually attempts to support his family. Then the opportunity arises for Kristofer to do one final tour on a freighter running from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Rotterdam, Holland. Kristofer initially embraces the opportunity to work with his old friends once again - little foreseeing the malestorm of crime into which this move will plunge him.
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alcohol, boatman, ex-convict, freighter, security-guard, smuggling, tour-of-duty