Act Normal (2006)
1h 21m
Running Time
October 1, 2006Release Date
Plot.
Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. Eighteen years old he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries around the country. He became the first Buddhist monk in Iceland when he moved here in 1994 and founded a Buddhist sect. Five years later Robert decided to "derobe" and get married. After sixteen years of celibacy Robert had to deal with being "normal" - getting employment, paying his bills and dealing with the needs of his partner. After four years in "the real world" Robert travelled back to Thailand to become a monk again. Act Normal is filmed from 1994 to 2006 and is a unique exploration of one man´s twelve-year search for some kind of love.
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Cast & Crew.
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Director / Editor / Producer
Ragnar Santos
Director of Photography / Producer
Benedikt Jóhannesson
Editor
Barði Jóhannsson
Music
Pavel E. Smid
Music
Tómas R. Einarsson
Music
Helgi Sverrisson
Producer
Jenny Westergard
Co-Producer
Stefan C. Schaefer
Co-Producer
Helgi Johannesson
Art Direction
Úlfur Grönvold
Art Direction
Thorunn Brandsdottir
Costume Design
Babeth Van Loo
Executive Producer
Birgir Jóhannesson
Location Manager
Sólveig Birna Gísladóttir
Makeup & Hair
Björn Sigurðsson
Production Assistant
Jóhann Valdimarsson
Production Assistant
Kate Dain
Production Assistant
Linda Stefansdottir
Production Design
Helgi Sverrisson
Production Manager
Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson
Prop Designer
Sveinn Thorarensen
Prop Designer
Jón Skuggi
Sound Designer
Details.
Wiki.
Act Normal is a 2006 Icelandic documentary by Olaf de Fleur. The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe and get married only to return later to Thailand to become a monk again.