Cold Light [Kaldaljós]
* Hilmar Oddsson, 2004
Produced by: Icelandic Film Corporation, Filmhuset AS, Film & Music Entertainment, In Co-operation with Invicta Capital
Supported by: Eurimages, Icelandic Film Fund, Nordic Film & TV Fund
Producers: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Anna Maria Karlsdottir, Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Egil Ödegaard
Director: Hilmar Oddsson
Director of Photography: Sigurdur Sverrir Palsson
Production Designer: Sigurjon Johannsson
Script: Hilmar Oddsson
Composer: Hjalmar H. Ragnarsson
Editor: Sigvaldi J. Karason
Sound: Dolby Digital
Main Cast: Ingvar E. Sigurdsson, Áslákur Ingvarsson, Snæfridur Ingvarsdottir, Ruth Olafsdóttir, Kristbjorg Kjeld
Synopsis: Grimur, a troubled teenager, can't come to terms with a feeling of guilt he has carried since he lost his family in a tragedy that he thinks he could have prevented. In his childhood, a mystical talent had tormented him with visions of the future - now he must learn to let go of the haunting visions of his past and accept all the good things that life has to offer.
// Festivals
- Gothenburg Film Festival (Jan 2004)
- Berlin International Film Festival (Feb 2004)
- Philadelphia International Film Festival (Apr 2004)
- Cannes Film Market (May 2004)
- Karlovy Vary Film Festival (July 2004)
- Montreal World Film Festival (Aug 2004)
- Film By The Sea (Sep 2004)
- Warsaw Film Festival (Oct 2004)
- Febio Film Festival (Apr 2005)
// Links
- Buy this Movie
- Icelandic Film Corporation website; press kit informaton
- Visitreykjavik.is; Information about Cold Light opening the Gothenburg Film Festival
- Internet Movie Database entry for Cold Light
- efilmcritic website; User reviews of Cold Light
- Nwfilm.org; Brief synopsis for Portland Film Festival
- Icelandic Film Centre Article about Icelandic Academy Awards
- www.screendaily.com
Cold Light [Kaldaljós] (Hilmar Oddsson, 2004) trailer










