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The Sea

2002, Drama, 1h 49m

51 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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This look at a fraught family reunion should be easily relatable, but The Sea drowns viewers in melodrama when it should be carrying them toward darkly comedic shores. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In this Icelandic drama, the family of Thordur (Gunnar Eyjolfsson), the wealthy owner of a fishery, reunites, but it's far from a happy gathering. When the patriarch's youngest son, Agust (Hilmir Snaer Gudnason), visits from Paris along with his French girlfriend, Françoise (Hélène de Fougerolles), their presence exacerbates tensions with various relatives, including eldest brother Haraldur (Sigurdur Skulason), who works at the fishery, and his disenchanted wife, Aslaug (Elva Osk Olafsdottir).

Rating:

R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

Icelandic
Director:

Baltasar Kormákur
Producer:

Baltasar Kormákur, Jean-François Fonlupt
Writer:

Baltasar Kormákur, Olafur Haukur Simonarson
Release Date (Theaters):

May 16, 2003 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

May 13, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA):

$62.3K
Runtime:

1h 49m
Distributor:

Palm Pictures
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Gunnar Eyjolfsson

Gunnar Eyjolfsson
Þórður

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Ágúst

Hélène de Fougerolles

Hélène de Fougerolles
Françoise

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld
Kristín

Herdis Thorvaldsdottir

Herdis Thorvaldsdottir
Kata

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Guðrún Gísladóttir
Ragnheiður

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Critic Reviews for The Sea

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Audience Reviews for The Sea

Jan 15, 2008

It gets 3 stars because it had crazy Icelandic people yelling their Satan language at each other the whole time. Otherwise, it's a 2.5 star film about kids hating Iceland and their Dad, and one guy humps his half cousin half sister in a frozen ocean and they act like it's no biggie. Too bad he'd not be able to breath, let alone get it up. Still, it's cool when this one scary lady picks up a cop with a fork lift and dumps him into the ocean.

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