05 Oct 2005
The Squid and the Whale
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Movie Days
This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
Top Billed Cast
Örvar Jens Arnarson Tómas
Rúrik Haraldsson Faðir
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir Móðir
Orri Helgason Nikulás
Jón Sigurbjörnsson Toni
Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir Bríet
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen Amma
Otto Sander Maður á hesti
Bjarni Ingvarsson Friggi
Björk Jakobsdóttir Gurra
Sigurður Sigurjónsson Úlfar Kjeld
Þórhallur Sigurðsson Valdi
Hans Þór Hilmarsson Biggi
Höskuldur Eiríksson Lárus
Þorlákur Kristinsson Pabbi Bigga
Magnús Ólafsson Hallur bókari
Pálmi Gestsson Flutningabílstjóri
Róbert Arnfinnsson Dyravörður
Jórunn Sigurðardóttir Nanna
Magnús Ragnarsson Woody
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