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](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/414663-olaf-de-fleur-johannesson.webp)
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Director / Editor / Producer
![Ragnar Santos](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ragnar Santos
Director of Photography / Producer
![Benedikt Jóhannesson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Benedikt Jóhannesson
Editor
![Barði Jóhannsson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1087248-bardi-johannsson.webp)
Barði Jóhannsson
Music
![Pavel E. Smid](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Pavel E. Smid
Music
![Tómas R. Einarsson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tómas R. Einarsson
Music
![Helgi Sverrisson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Helgi Sverrisson
Producer
![Jenny Westergard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jenny Westergard
Co-Producer
![Stefan C. Schaefer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/375548-stefan-c-schaefer.webp)
Stefan C. Schaefer
Co-Producer
![Helgi Johannesson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Helgi Johannesson
Art Direction
![Úlfur Grönvold](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Úlfur Grönvold
Art Direction
![Thorunn Brandsdottir](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thorunn Brandsdottir
Costume Design
![Babeth Van Loo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Babeth Van Loo
Executive Producer
![Birgir Jóhannesson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Birgir Jóhannesson
Location Manager
![Sólveig Birna Gísladóttir](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sólveig Birna Gísladóttir
Makeup & Hair
![Björn Sigurðsson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Björn Sigurðsson
Production Assistant
![Jóhann Valdimarsson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jóhann Valdimarsson
Production Assistant
![Kate Dain](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kate Dain
Production Assistant
![Linda Stefansdottir](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Linda Stefansdottir
Production Design
![Helgi Sverrisson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Helgi Sverrisson
Production Manager
![Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson
Prop Designer
![Sveinn Thorarensen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sveinn Thorarensen
Prop Designer
![Jón Skuggi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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.