Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2003 / Nói Albinói / Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark 2003
Weird but compelling drama about a rebellious Icelandic teenager in a
frozen coastal village.
Icelandic cinema digs out a major new talent with Noi Albinoi, the feature debut of award-winning short filmmaker Dagur Kari. Portrait of a gifted teen rebelling against life´s limits in a frozen coastal village communicates directly with auds through an inspired mix of realism, humor and metaphor. Noi (newcomer Tomas Lemarquis), a bald, grinning boy of 17, lives with his grandma, Lina (Anna Fridriksdottir). His father, Kiddi (Throstur Leo Gunnarsson), lives by himself, struggling with alcoholism. Noi cuts school regularly, but when he meets lovely Iris (Elin Hansdottir), things start looking up, and he hatches a madcap scheme to rob the bank. In the main role, Lemarquis, looking like Bart Simpson sprung to life, commands attention with his energy and wide-eyed awkwardness.
Deborah Young
93 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Dagur Kári
/ Screenplay Dagur Kári
/ Dir. of Photography Rasmus Videbaek
/ Music Dagur Kári, Orri Jonsson
/ Editor Daniel Dencik
/ Producer Philippe Bober, Kim Magnusson, Skúli Fr. Malmquist, Thorir Snaer Sigurjónsson
/ Production Zik Zak Filmworks
/ Cast Tómas Lemarquis, Thrösthur Leo Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Fridriksdóttir
/ Contact Coproduction Office, Zik Zak Filmworks, CinemArt, a.s.
Coproduction Office
24, rue Lamartine, 750 09, Paris
France
Phone: +33 156 026 000
Fax: +33 156 026 001
E-mail: [email protected]
Zik Zak Filmworks
Hverfisgata 14 a, IS - 101, Reykjavik
Iceland
Phone: +354 511 201 9
Fax: +354 511 301 9
E-mail: [email protected]
CinemArt, a.s.
Národní 60/28, 111 21, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 949 110
E-mail: [email protected]
Jan Jíra
Distributor
Dagur Kári
Film Director
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