PARIS OF THE NORTH

PARIS NORDURSINS

By Hafsteinn Gunnar SIGURDSSON

ARIZONA FILMS - as SALES All rights, World / PROD

Black comedy - Completed 2014

The one who travels furthest knows the least

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2014
Official Selection - Competition
Vancouver IFF 2014
Chicago IFF 2014
Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2014
Sao Paulo IFF 2014
Kiev Molodist 2014
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2014
Goteborg IFF 2015
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • 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