Cruelty (2016 film)

Cruelty
Film poster
IcelandicGrimmd
Directed byAnton Sigurðsson
Screenplay byAnton Sigurðsson
Produced by
  • Anton Sigurðsson
  • Erlingur Jack Guðmundsson
  • Haraldur Bender
  • Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson
Starring
CinematographyÁrni Filippusson
Edited byÁrni Freyr Haraldsson
Production
company
Virgo Films
Release date
  • 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) (Iceland)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Cruelty (Icelandic: Grimmd) is a 2016 Icelandic film written and directed by Anton Sigurðsson.

The film revolves around two young sisters from Reykjavík who are found murdered and the two police detectives assigned to solve the case.

Awards and nominations

In 2017, Cruelty was nominated for awards at the Filmfest Hamburg and Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir was nominated for Actress of the Year at the Edda Awards.

Court case

In 2023, director Anton Sigurðsson was found guilty of embezzling ticket sales from the film, using pre-paid ticket sales to pay outstanding salaries and other outstanding production expenses when an Icelandic Film Center (KMI) post-production grant was heavily postponed. However, Sigurðsson's father and another producer were found to have been responsible for the ticket purchases and transfers of funds respectively, resulting in one charge being dismissed and Sigurðsson receiving a vacated sentence. Nevertheless, Sigurðsson stated that he was "naive" and "took full responsibility for the case."

References

  1. ↑ "Cruelty". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. ↑ Valgeirsson, Tómas (20 October 2016). "Grafalvarleg en áhrifalaus". vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  3. ↑ Olgeirsson, Birgir (10 December 2018). "Fyrirtæki föður leikstjóra Grimmdar keypti 20 þúsund miða á myndina". vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  4. ↑ "Grimmd frumsýnd í fullu Smárabíói". kvikmyndir.is (in Icelandic). 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cruelty (2016) aka Grimmd". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 1 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Crispin, Vanessa (4 June 2017). "Cruelty". Cinema Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Grimmd". Filmfest Hamburg.
  8. ↑ "32 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017" (PDF). Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
  9. ↑ "Tilnefningar til Eddunar 2017". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 2 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Sæberg, Samúel Karl; Ólason, Árni (6 May 2023). "Leikstjóri Grimmdar dæmdur fyrir umfangsmikinn fjárdrátt". vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  11. ↑ Sverrisson, Ágúst Borgþór (5 June 2023). "Kvikmyndaleikstjórinn Anton dæmdur fyrir fjárdrátt". DV (in Icelandic).
  12. ↑ Ólafsdóttir, Kristín (10 December 2018). "„Mikilmennskubrjálæði" að kaupa 20 þúsund miða og ætla sér að selja þá - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 January 2026.