Jar City

Nan
1h 33m
2006
5.9 /10 (75)

Overview

A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.

Country : Iceland, Denmark, Germany
Languages : Íslenska
Released Date: 2006-10-20

Top Billed Cast

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Erlendur

Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir

Eva Lind

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Sigurður Óli

Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir

Elínborg

Atli Rafn Sigurðsson

Örn

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Katrín

Þorsteinn Gunnarsson

Holberg Jónsson

Theodór Júlíusson

Elliði

Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir

Elín

Guðmunda Elíasdóttir

Theodóra

Walter Grímsson

Handrukkarar

Magnús Ragnarsson

Lögfræðingur

Rafnhildur Rósa Atladótir

Kola

Jón Sigurbjörnsson

Albert

Valdimar Örn Flygenring

Pilot

Thor Tulinius

Pathologe

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