Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy,[2] Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is an Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson,[3] starring Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox and Iain Glen.[4] It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason's best selling book of the same name.[5][6]
| Operation Napoleon | |
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| Icelandic | Napóleonsskjölin |
| Directed by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
| Screenplay by | Marteinn Þórisson |
| Based on | Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indriðason |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Árni Filippusson |
| Edited by | Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson |
| Music by | Frank Hall |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Languages | Icelandic English |
| Budget | 900.000.000 ISK[1] |
Plot
editThe film tells the story of Kristín, an ambitious lawyer who is drawn into an unexpected sequence of events when her brother stumbles upon a World War II plane wreck on top of Vatnajökull.[7][8]
Cast
edit- Vivian Ólafsdóttir as Kristín Johannesdottír[9]
- Jack Fox as Steve Rush
- Iain Glen as William Carr
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Simon
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Einar
- Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Elías
- Adesuwa Oni as Julie Ratoff
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Jóhannes
- Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Rósa
- Annette Badland as Sarah Steinkamp
Production
editProduction for the film started in 2021.[10]
Reception
editAudience viewership
editThe filmed opened the premiered in Iceland on 3 February 2023 and by May 2023, it was the second most viewed domestic made film in Iceland for the year.[11]
Critical response
editSalvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir at Heimildin gave the film three stars, calling it a "Professionally braided Hollywood-flick on an Icelandic glacier".[12]
References
edit- ^ "Tökur standa yfir á spennumyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Klapptre.is (in Icelandic). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy (2023) aka Napóleonsskjölin". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 31 July 2023.
- ^ Leo Barraclough; Elsa Keslassy (2 February 2023). "Beta Cinema Sells Thriller 'Operation Napoleon,' Starring Iain Glen, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, to Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (8 February 2023). "Vivian meira hörkutól en Bruce Willis". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 21. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (2 February 2023). "Arnaldur segir Napóleonsskjölin tikka í öll box". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Kolbeinn Rastrick (24 May 2023). "Íslenskar myndir sem reyna við Hollywood-formúluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (18 November 2022). "Fyrsta sýnishornið úr kvikmyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Operation Napoleon". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ Viktoría Hermannsdóttir (14 March 2023). "Búin að fórna ýmsu til að komast hingað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Annika Pham (3 February 2021). "German Distributor Splendid Film & 'Stella Blomkvist' Producer Sagafilm to Adapt 'Operation Napoleon' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Darren Adam (24 May 2023). "Iceland's film industry more than doubles in a decade". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir (12 February 2023). "Fagmannlega fléttuð Hollywood-vella á íslenskum jökli". Heimildin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.