"A Nightmare Is Born"

2021

1h 36m

2.6(7 votes)

Comedy

Horror

Overview

A young couple set out to open a guesthouse in a remote place in Iceland. They come for peace but soon find out that something evil is lurking beneath their basement and hunting them in their dreams while they sleep.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Vivian Ólafsdóttir

Mira

Gunnar Kristinsson

Pétur

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Hulda

Thor Tulinius

Hafliði

Halldór Gylfason

Grímur

Creative team

Directed by: Elvar Gunnarsson
Written by: Elvar Gunnarsson
Ingimar Sveinsson

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