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In 1974, a young Icelandic girl met a grim fate at the hands of a murderer -- and the crime was never solved. So begins celebrated director Baltasar Kormákur's procedural thriller Jar City (or Mýrin), adapted from Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indridason's 2000 best-seller, Tainted Blood.
A philosophical detective story from the land of fire and ice, Baltasar Kormákur’s haunting procedural took the top prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Probing the darkest recesses of Reykjavik’s wounded soul, Jar City is a thrilling journey through the pungent fog of the national psyche.
Feb 29, 2008 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. • 3 Wins & 3 Nominations. While a desperate, young father tries to find out what led to the death of his five-year-old girl, Inspector Erlendur investigates the murder of an elderly loner in a run-down basement flat.
- (6)
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Not Rated
- Ingvar Sigurdsson
In "Jar City," detective Erlendur grapples with family grief and an unsolved murder. As he investigates a killing tied to a decades-old genetic mystery, buried secrets resurface, challenging his strained bonds with his own daughter amidst a chilling truth.
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Not Rated
- October 20, 2006
Jar City: Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. With Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir. A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Baltasar Kormákur
- 2006-10-20
A sublimely directed thriller, Jar City combines murder mystery, family drama and ample bits of Icelandic culture into a fascinating cinematic experience. Kormákur, who made the highly original...
- (37)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad. Cast. Crew.
