Operation Napoleon
2023 Icelandic film by Óskar Þór Axelsson
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Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy,[2] Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is a 2023 Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson,[3] starring Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox and Iain Glen.[4] It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason's best selling book of the same name.[5][6]
by Arnaldur Indriðason
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| Icelandic | Napóleonsskjölin |
| Directed by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
| Screenplay by | Marteinn Þórisson |
| Based on | Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indriðason |
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| Cinematography | Árni Filippusson |
| Edited by | Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson |
| Music by | Frank Hall |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Languages | Icelandic English |
| Budget | 900.000.000 ISK[1] |
Plot
The film tells the story of Kristín, an ambitious lawyer who is drawn into an unexpected sequence of events when her brother stumbles upon a World War II plane wreck on top of Vatnajökull.[7][8]
Cast
- Vivian Ólafsdóttir as Kristín Johannesdottír[9]
- Jack Fox as Steve Rush
- Iain Glen as William Carr
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Simon
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Einar
- Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Elías
- Adesuwa Oni as Julie Ratoff
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Jóhannes
- Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Rósa
- Annette Badland as Sarah Steinkamp
Production
Production for the film started in 2021.[10]
Reception
Audience viewership
The filmed opened the premiered in Iceland on 3 February 2023 and by May 2023, it was the second most viewed domestic made film in Iceland for the year.[11]
Critical response
Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir at Heimildin gave the film three stars, calling it a "Professionally braided Hollywood-flick on an Icelandic glacier".[12]
