White Whales (film)

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Skytturnar
Directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Produced by Petter J. Borgli & Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Written by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson and Einar Kárason
Starring Eggert Guðmundsson
Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson
Eggert Þorleifsson
Music by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens & MX-21
Distributed by Icelandic Film Corporation
Release dates 1987
Running time 80 minutes
Language Icelandic

White Whales (orig: Skytturnar ( pronunciation )) the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens, and MX-21 on the soundtrack.

Full cast

  • Eggert Guðmundsson
  • Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson
  • Harald G. Harladsson
  • Karl Guðmundsson
  • Auður Jónsdóttir
  • Eggert Þorleifsson
  • Helgi Björnsson
  • Guðbjörg Thoroddsen
  • Björn Karlsson
  • Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir
  • Þorsteinn Hannesson
  • Baldvin Halldórsson
  • Valdimar Flygenring
  • Briet Héðinsdóttir

Plot

The story starts when two experienced whalers decided to settle down in Reykjavík at the end of the whaling season. While there, they get into trouble and are thrown out of one establishment after another. When events escalated to violence, they break into a weapons shop and steal rifles to confront the police.

Credits

Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Producer: Petter J. Borgli and Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.
Writers: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson and Einar Kárason.
Cinematography: Ari Kristinsson.
Edition: Tómas Gíslason and Jens Bidstrup.
Music performers: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens & MX-21.
Sound recording: Þorbjörn Erlingsson and Þorvar Hafsteinsson.
Coincidental music: “Doubt”, “Atmosphere Pt. 1”, “Atmosphere Pt. 2”, “Tension Pt. 1”, “Tension Pt. 2”, “Tension Pt. 3”, “Sorrow”.
Other tracks: “Batman Theme”, “Car Rock”, “Sweet Jane”, “99th Floor” and “Synist”.
Note: all track names given in English.

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