White Whales (1987)
1h 20m
Running Time
February 14, 1987Release Date
Plot.
A whale-boat is making its final whaling tour of the season. It pursues and catches a whale, and then proceeds home. The men working on the boat have to find themselves different employment now that the season is over. Among the crew are two friends, Grímur and Bubbi. The film mainly concerns itself with their efforts to make some kind of contact with what is going on in Reykjavik.
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Cast & Crew.
Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson
Grímur
Eggert Guðmundsson
Bubbi
Harald G. Haraldsson
Skrifstofumaður
Auður Jónsdóttir
Amma
Karl Guðmundsson
Bílstjóri á Volvo
Guðbjörg Thoroddsen
Ebba
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Director
Björn Karlsson
Kiddi
Einar Kárason
Writer
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Composer
Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir
Þura
Bubbi Morthens
Composer
Ari Kristinsson
Cinematographer
Ari Kristinsson
Cinematographer
Petter J. Borgli
Special Effects
Gísli Snær Erlingsson
Production Manager
Details.
Wiki.
White Whales (orig: Skytturnar ()) the third film directed by Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 1987. Starring Eggert Guðmundsson, Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson, and Eggert Þorleifsson, this film features Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Sykurmolarnir, Bubbi Morthens, and MX-21 on the soundtrack. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.