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Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

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Out of Thin Air

"When murder is just a memory"

2017

1h 25m

5.9(62 votes)

Documentary

Crime

Overview

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

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Sagafilm

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Erla Bolladóttir

Self

Sævar Ciesiekski

Self (archive footage)

Tryggvi Leifsson

Self (archive footage)

Albert Skaftason

Self (archive footage)

Guðjón Skarphéðinsson

Self

Kristjan Vídarsson

Self (archive footage)

Geirfinnur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

Guðmundur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

Helga Arnardóttir

Self - Journalist

Ragnar Aðalsteinsson

Self - Sævar's Lawyer

Creative team

Directed by: Dylan Howitt
Produced by: Andy Glynne

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