PARIS OF THE NORTH

PARIS NORDURSINS

By Hafsteinn Gunnar SIGURDSSON

RTV SLOVENIJA - as DISTR TV, SLOVENIA / BROAD

Black comedy - Completed 2013

The one who travels furthest knows the least

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2014
Official Selection - Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2013
    • Genres
    • Black comedy, Second film
    • Countries
    • ICELAND, DENMARK, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • ICELANDIC
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Hafsteinn Gunnar SIGURDSSON
    • Producer(s)
    • Thor SIGURJONSSON (Zik Zak Filmworks), Guillaume DE SEILLE (Arizona Productions), Jakob JAREK (Profile Pictures)
    • Synopsis
    • 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.
    • Partners & financing
    • Icelandic Film Center & Eurimages
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Jun 01, 2013