Either Way
In the remote north of Iceland in the 1980s, Finnbogi and Alfred spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads that stretch out to the horizon. The older and more experienced of the two, Finnbogi, has been asked to do his girlfriends´ family a favor and get her younger brother, Freddi, a job with the Road Administration as well; Take him along for the summer and make a man out of him. The film follows the relationship of these different – almost opposite – characters in the remote wilderness where they must deal with and tolerate each other peculiarities, spending way more time together than either of them would ever choose to do.
It isn’t until after some turbulent events occur that they start appreciating each other’s company and they start developing friendship. Through the course of the story their inner characters and secrets gradually come to the surface and at the end both men are certainly at crossroads in their lives. And maybe that’s what they both need?
Crew
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Directed by
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Screenplay
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Director of Photography
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Editor
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Producer
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Based on a Story by
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Best Boy
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Camera Assistant
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Color Grader
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Costume Design
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Costume Supervisor
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Dialogue Editor
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Gaffer
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Graphic Design by
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Hair Stylist
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Lyrics by
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Make-Up
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Post-production Supervisor
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Production Assistant
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Production Designer
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Props
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Publicist
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Sound
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Sound Editor
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Sound Recordist
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Titles
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Underwater Photography
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Visual Effects
About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateSeptember 2, 2011
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GenreDrama, Comedy
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Length84 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleÁ annan veg
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International TitleEither Way
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Production Year2011
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Production CountriesIceland
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IMDB
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Website
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Production FormatRED
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Aspect Ratio2.39:1
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ColorYes
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SoundDolby Surround
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Screening format and subtitlesDCP with English sub. -
Cast
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Main Cast
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Supporting Cast
Company Credits
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Production Company
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Supported by
Festivals
- 2016Ultima Thule, Pólland
- 2016Premiers Plan - Angers Festival, Frakkland
- 2015Iceland Sounds & Sagas, Turku, Finnlandi
- 2014Avvantura Festival Film Forum Zadar
- 2014Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival
- 2014International House Philadelphia
- 2013Wisconsin Film Festival, USA
- 2013Glasgow Film Theatre, Scotland
- 2013Tokyo Northern Lights Film Festival, Japan
- 2013Cinenordica, Paris, France
- 2013Ales Film Festival, France
- 2013Icelandic Films, Copenhagen, Denmark and Aarhus, Denmark
- 2013Galeries, Belgium
- 2013Transatlantyk Festival, Poznan, Poland
- 2013The Northern Film Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland
- 2012Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
- 20124 Steps into the Great North - Icelandic Days, Rome, Italy
- 2012SUBTITLE European Film Festival, Icelandic New Wave, Ireland
- 2012Exposed Festival for First Films, Cologne, Germany
- 2012Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
- 2012Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, New York, USA
- 2012Detour International Travel Film Festival, Padova, Italy
- 2012The Norwegian Internatiional Film Festival Haugesund, Haugesund, Norway
- 2012Scandinavian Film Festival L.A, California
- 2012Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden
- 2012Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Germany
- 2012Images from the Edge: Classic and Contemporary Films from Iceland,New York, USA
- 2012Izmir Film Festival, Turkey
- 2012Seattle International Film Festival, USA
- 2012Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil,
- 2012Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK
- 2012Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania
- 2012Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
- 2012Montreal World Film Festival, Canada
- 2012Scanorama European Film Forum
- 2012IFF East & West, Orenburg, Russia
- 2012Arras International Film Festival, Arras, France
- 2011San Sebastian Film Festival - Award: In competion for the Kutxa-New Directors Awards.
- 2011Nordlichter XII, Dresden
- 2011Torino Film Festival - Award: Best picture. Best script.
- 2011Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Award: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival's Opening Film.
- 2011Thessaloniki International Film Festival
- 2011Nordische Filmtage Lubeck - Award: Baltic Film Prize.
- ????Edduverðlaunin / Edda Awards - Award: Actor of the Year in a Supporting role (Thorsteinn Bachmann). Cinematography of the Year (Árni Filippusson). Costume Design of the Year (Margrét Einarsdóttir, Eva Vala Gudjónsdóttir). Nominated for Feature Film of the Year. Nominated for Director of the Year . Nominated for Script of the Year (Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson). Nominated for Actor of the Year (Hilmar Gudjónsson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson). Nominated for Editor of the Year (Kristján Loðmfjörð). Nominated for Sound Design of the Year (Huldar Freyr Árnason). Nominated for Set Design of the Year (Hálfdán Pedersen).
Cinema distribution
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IcelandHáskólabíó, 2011
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IcelandBorgarbíó, Akureyri, 2011
