The Sea

The Sea

2002•1h 49m•6.1/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(17)

Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing village to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed dark family secrets.

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Production

BlueEyes Productions, Emotion Pictures, Filmhuset

Language

IS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gunnar Eyjólfsson

Gunnar Eyjólfsson

Þórður

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Ágúst

Hélène de Fougerolles

Hélène de Fougerolles

Françoise

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristín

Sven Nordin

Sven Nordin

Morten

Sigurður Skúlason

Sigurður Skúlason

Haraldur

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir

Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir

María

Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

Áslaug

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Ragnheiður

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