Jar City
Ancestral bloodlines have deadly significance in this pair of interconnected tales from director Baltasar Kormakur ('101 Reykjavik'). A desperate man breaks into a medical database to uncover the source of a rare disease that killed his daughter, while a murder investigation threatens to reveal the startling truth behind the genealogy of Icelanders. Based on the best-seller 'Tainted Blood' by Arnaldur Indridason.
Year: 2006
Genre: Thrillers & Suspense, Scandinavian Cinema, Based on..., Film Festivals 2008, International Showcase
Country: Denmark, Iceland
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Atli Rafn Sigurdarson, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Thorsteinn Gunnarsson
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence, offensive language and sexual themes.
Subtitles: Yes
7/10
Location in store: Foreign (Scandinavia)
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