Polite People
Polite People

Polite People

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2011
1h 30m
6.2(4 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

A desperate city slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know how to save them by re-financing their slaughterhouse not knowing that he's walking into a local world war of small-town politics and general misbehaving.

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Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Lárus Skjaldarson

Stefán Karl Stefánsson
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Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir

Margrét

Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
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Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hrafnkell

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
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Eggert Þorleifsson

Markell

Eggert Þorleifsson
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Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir

Hanna

Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Elín

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Directing

Benedikt Erlingsson

Þorgeir

Benedikt Erlingsson
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Gunnar Hansson

Jónatan

Gunnar Hansson
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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Þorsteinn

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
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Friðrik Friðriksson

Danish photographer

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Joi Johannsson

Askur

Joi Johannsson
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Pétur Einarsson

Skjöldur

Pétur Einarsson
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Magnús Ólafsson

Car salesman

Magnús Ólafsson
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Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Anna

Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
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Harpa Arnardóttir

Birta

Harpa Arnardóttir
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Flosi Ólafsson

Farmer

Flosi Ólafsson
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Anna Róshildur Benediktsdóttir

Elíza

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Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir

Farmer

Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir
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Rúnar Ingi Einarsson

Nonni

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Hafdís Ösp Finnbogadóttir

Judith the chess player

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Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson

Priest

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Bryndís Geirsdóttir

Girl in dream

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Einar Jón Geirsson

Policeman

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Gísli Gunnlaugsson

Chess tournament supervisor

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Kristján Rafn Guðnason

Man at ralley

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Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Arnar

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
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Ómar Örn Hauksson

Farmer

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Björn Ingi Hilmarsson

Young Skjöldur

Björn Ingi Hilmarsson
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Ísak Hinriksson

Unknown Role

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Arnar Ingvarsson

Doctor at rehab center

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Bæring Ingvarsson

Farmer

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Ingibjörg Jónasdóttir

Receptionist at dairy company

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Víðir Jónasson

Member of town council

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Helga Jónsdóttir

Member of town council

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Ásgeir Salberg Jónsson

Farmer

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Sigurður Hrafn Jökulsson

Farmer

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Margrét Kaaber

Norðlenska representative

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Páll Kristinsson

Member of town council

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Fanney Kristjánsdóttir

Member of town council

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Ásdís Kristrún Melsted

Member of town council

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Guðni Páll Sæmundsson

Hannes

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Sigurður Sigurbjörnsson

Policeman

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Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Anton

Sigurður Sigurjónsson
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Skjöldur Orri Skjaldarson

Farmer

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Svala Svavarsdóttir

Member of town council

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Íris Ösp Sveinsdóttir

Lárus' co-worker

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Directing

Ólafur Sveinsson

Investor

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Jóel Sæmundsson

Þorgeir's tennis partner

Jóel Sæmundsson
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Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir

Norðlenska CEO

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Eyrún Valsdóttir

Doctor

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Sólrún Yngvadóttir

Farmer

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Margrét Ákadóttir

Elísabet

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Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

Young Elísabet

Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
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Halldór Ísak Ólafsson

Unknown Role

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