Cruelty

Cruelty

2016•1h 44m•5.3/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(6)

Two girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.

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Language

IS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Edda

Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Jói Schram

Petur Oskar Sigurdsson

Petur Oskar Sigurdsson

Andri

Atli Rafn Sigurðsson

Atli Rafn Sigurðsson

Hannes Óli Ágústsson

Hannes Óli Ágústsson

Magni

Guðrún María Bjarnadóttir

Hildur

Dofri Hermannsson

Ottesen

Salome R. Gunnarsdottir

Salome R. Gunnarsdottir

Fanney

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Pétur

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