Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

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Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Born January 1, 1978 · Reykjavík, Islanda (age 48)

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson (born 24 September 1978) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. Sigurðsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is a writer and director, known for Under the Tree (2017), Either Way (2011) and Skröltormar (2007).

Known For

Northern ComfortNorthern Comfort · 2023
Northern Comfort
5.42023
MovieComedy
A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and an incompetent instructor are thrown together on a high-end fear of flying course. The course's final challenge is an experience flight from London to Iceland, which ends up being a horrendous ordeal. Lost in Iceland, freezing and terrified, they must find a way of facing their fears and working together to spread their wings... and fly.
Under the TreeUnder the Tree · 2017
Under the Tree
6.62017
MovieDramaComedy
When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
Prince AvalanchePrince Avalanche · 2013
Prince Avalanche
6.12013
MovieComedyDrama
Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.
Last CallLast Call · 2018
Last Call
2018
MovieDocumentary
Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and the team and its incredible story have caught the attention of the entire world. But is it possible that the same forces that turned these boys into heroes also got the nation into trouble during the 2008 financial crisis? Through the players themselves and others, we learn what Icelanders hope for and what they fear.
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero · 2011
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
4.22011
MovieDramaComedy
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.
Paris of the NorthParis of the North · 2014
Paris of the North
6.02014
MovieComedyDrama
Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Here, he passes his days jogging, attending AA meetings and taking Portuguese lessons online. But when Hugi’s estranged, boozy father shows up out of the blue, the precarious balance he has worked so hard to achieve is tested to the limit.
Either WayEither Way · 2011
Either Way
6.32011
MovieDramaComedy
Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.
Misty MountainMisty Mountain · 2006
Misty Mountain
2006
Movie
While based in a remote NATO radar station in Iceland in late 1960's, Warren occasionally time traveled into the future - to the year 2006 - and now as his former destination in time becomes his present, he returns to prevent the death of a woman he fell in love with during his travels.

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