Rift (2017 film)

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Rift
Film poster
IcelandicRökkur
Directed byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Screenplay byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Produced by
  • Baldvin Kári Sveinbjörnsson
  • Búi Baldvinsson
  • Jóhann Sigurðsson
Starring
CinematographyJohn Wakayama Carey
Edited byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Release date
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) is a 2017 Icelandic horror film written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen.[1][2][3]

Rift is a gay psychological thriller, in which Gunnar (Björn Stefánsson) and Einar (Sigurður Þór Óskarsson) get to grips with their fractured relationship amid some spooky situations in a remote cabin in Iceland.[4][5]

Rift premiered at the Gothenburg Film Festival, where it was chosen as the closing film.[2][3] Erlingur also won the Award for Artistic Achievement for Rift at Outfest in 2017.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ a b Yamasaki, Parker (16 March 2017). "Morbid Curiosity: Exploring The Dark With Filmmaker Erlingur Thoroddsen". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  3. ^ a b "Rift". Icelandic Film Centre.
  4. ^ "Gay Icelandic psychological thriller". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Rift (2017) aka Rökkur". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.

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