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Rift (2017 film)

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Rift
Film poster
Directed byErlingur Thoroddsen
Written byErlingur Thoroddsen
Produced by
  • Baldvin Kári
  • Búi Baldvinsson
  • Jóhann Sigurðsson
Starring
  • Björn Stefánsson
  • Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
  • Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir
  • Guðmundur Ólafsson
CinematographyJohn Wakayama Carey
Edited byErlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Release date
  • 4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) (GFF)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) is a 2017 Icelandic psychological thriller-horror film written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen.[1][2][3] It stars Björn Stefánsson and Sigurður Þór Óskarsson as a gay couple who must address their fractured relationship whilst experiencing disturbing events at 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

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  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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