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Ferox

2013

1h 23m

3.9(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

Arnaldur, a 16-year-old boy living a normal teenager's life in Reykjavik. One day, coming home from school, he finds his brother in the bathtub, dead. Despite clear signs of a suicide, Arnaldur is convinced that his brother's teacher is somehow responsible so he decides to take matters into his own hands and avenge his brother.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Styr Júlíusson

Arnaldur

Davíð Guðbrandsson

Arnaldur's father

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Drunk man

Damon Younger

Damon Younger

Magga's father

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Police Sergeant

Ísak Hinriksson

Júlli

Hjalti Rúnar Jónsson

Hjalti Rúnar Jónsson

Gulli

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir

Júlli's mother

Kristján Hafþórsson

Höddi

Alexía Björg Jóhannesdóttir

Arnaldur's mother

Creative team

Directed by: Þór Ómar Jónsson
Written by: Jón Atli Jónasson
Produced by: Þormóður Jónsson

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