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Out of Thin Air

2017 · 85 min

A somber, quietly unsettling true-crime documentary that lingers on memory and injustice against a stark, haunting landscape.

Tagline: When murder is just a memory
Overview: Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Memory, justice, deception, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
justice
deception
isolation
guilt
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary, crime
Directed by: Dylan Howitt
Starring: Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson, Albert Skaftason, Guðjón Skarphéðinsson, Kristjan Vídarsson, Geirfinnur Einarsson, Guðmundur Einarsson
Music: Ólafur Arnalds
Cinematography: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Iceland, United Kingdom
Languages: Icelandic, English