Cruelty (2016 film)

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

Cruelty
Film poster
IcelandicGrimmd
Directed byAnton Sigurðsson
Screenplay byAnton Sigurðsson
Produced by
  • Anton Sigurðsson
  • Erlingur Jack Guðmundsson
  • Haraldur Bender
  • Arnar Benjamín Kristjánsson
Starring
  • Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
  • Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
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

In Cruelty, two young sisters from Reykjavík are found murdered, and the two best police detectives try to solve the case.

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.

In 2023, director Anton was found guilty of embezzling ticket sales from the film.

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