Undercurrent ( is, Brim) is a 2010 Icelandic drama film based on a play by the same name and produced by the theatre group

Vesturport Vesturport is an Icelandic theatre group, founded on 18 August 2001. The group has performed plays in the United States, Europe and Australia. In 2011, it received the Europe Prize Theatrical Realities for its complete work, innovative charac ...

. The film won the Best Picture award at the 2011

Edda Awards The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various ca ...

in Iceland. It tells the story of the crew of a fishing boat, one of whom commits suicide.

Cast

* Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as Skipper Anton *

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (born 25 February 1974) is an Icelandic actress and producer. She is known for '' Children'' (2006), '' Trapped'' (2015), '' Undercurrent'' (2010), '' The Valhalla Murders'' (2020) and ''Blackport'' (2021). Early li ...

as Drífa *

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Björn Hlynur Haraldsson (born 8 December 1974) is an Icelandic actor and director. Björn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and graduated from the Icelandic Arts Academy in 2001. He co-founded the theatre company Vesturport the same year. In spri ...

as Logi *

Gísli Örn Garðarsson Gísli Örn Garðarsson (born 15 December 1973) is an Icelandic actor and director. He is one of the founders of Vesturport, a theatre and film company based in Reykjavík, and is also sometimes a scriptwriter and producer. Before focusing on act ...

as Benni *

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for ''Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', ''Lady Dynamite'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Early life Ólafur ...

as Sævar * Ólafur Egilsson as Kiddi *

Víkingur Kristjánsson Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one of the founders of the theatre group Vesturpor ...

as Jón Geir

References

External links

* 2010 films 2010s Icelandic-language films 2010 drama films Icelandic drama films {{iceland-film-stub