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Utopia

2010 · 13 min

A quiet, slightly unsettling short that keeps you guessing about what is really going on behind closed doors.

Directed by
Lars Emil Árnason
Starring
Snorri Engilbertsson, Magnús Ólafsson, Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir
Overview
A student in politics, Jón, is covering for his friend from school as an assistant in the kitchen of a remotely situated home for the disabled for one weekend. Strange working procedures at the home come to Jón´s attention. Disputes seem to be resolved by a secret voting and Jón thinks democracy is threatened. But all is not what it seems.

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Directed by
Lars Emil Árnason
Starring
Snorri Engilbertsson, Magnús Ólafsson, Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • deception
    • isolation
    • morality
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Directed by
    Lars Emil Árnason
    Written by
    Lars Emil Árnason
    Starring
    Snorri Engilbertsson, Magnús Ólafsson, Ragnheiður Steindórsdóttir, Ardian Gashi, Sandra Þórðardóttir, Sigríður Eir Zophoníasardóttir, Guðmundur Fjalar Ísfeld, Guðmundur Lúðvík Þorvaldsson
    Cinematography
    Jóhann Máni Jóhannsson
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    Iceland
    Languages
    Icelandic

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