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About the film
The tiny republic of Iceland was a de facto U.S. protectorate during the Cold War until 2006, when the U.S. Navy’s last remaining fighter jets took off for more urgent affairs. In 2008, financiers lost faith in the country’s disproportionate banking-boom-economy, bringing about ‘the perfect economic storm’. Facing a crisis no less existential than financial, thousands of people, occupied this vacated mid-Atlantic landing strip’s [...]
Credits
Ge9n Jákvæð árangurssaga Produced by SeND 2011 Co-produced by Argout film Director and Editor: Haukur Már Helgason Producers: Bogi Reynisson and Haukur Már Helgason Principal Shooting Director of Photography: Miriam Fassbender On Location Photography: Haukur Már Helgason 2nd and 3rd Camera: Ingólfur Júlíusson og Helgi J. Hauksson Key Assistant: Viggó K. Jóhansson Sound Production: Bogi Reynisson Post-Production: Androom Appearances: ‘The Reykjavík 9′ Andri Leó [...]

‘Fascinating’ with a ‘comedic touch’ – Jodi Rose on Ge9n
As noted by one of the audience, overall the film has a light, even comedic touch, which is certainly unusual in relation to the deeply [...]
Short introduction to Ge9n on Arte TV
The wonderful French-German Arte TV briefly covered Ge9n the other day:
‘Not seeing this film would be absolutely ridiculous’
Writer Hermann Stefánsson saw Ge9n and calls it a ‘necessary film’: “The people who were charged for attacking Parliament, on behalf of the rest of [...]
It’s bold and it sizzles – Watch ‘Ge9n’ – Rvk Grapevine review
“‘Ge9n’ boldly presents a myriad of urgent, ethical considerations relevant to the larger Icelandic society … As the film opens, print layers over itself and [...]
**** Review in Fréttablaðið, Iceland’s biggest newspaper, gives Ge9n 4 stars
“If you believe all activists are lazy-ass squatters towards whom the police needs to take a ‘tougher stance’, the odds are miniscule that you will [...]

Þetta vefsvæði opnaði 6. júní 2011. Allt efni sem hér birtist er á ábyrgð Sekúndu nær dauðanum // SeND film tank. Margur réttur áskilinn.

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