Revelation of Hannes, The
The Icelandic parliament has been presented with a bill which will allow the Institute for State Supervision to create a SuperCode Databank which will centralize all other databanks based on personal ID numbers; with this SuperCode the Institute can follow and monitor everyone’s behavior, all to make Iceland “the first country in the world in which perfect equality and justice in all relations between the public and the authorities will be guaranteed."
Hannes, a middle-aged man who still lives with his aging mother, is an employee at the Institute, and he is the originator of the idea, though publicly the Institute itself claims responsibility. Hannes has such complete faith in the bureaucratic system and the SuperCode that he has already secretly started working on it on his computer, even though it is uncertain that Parliament will agree to it, indeed there is much political controversy over such a databank.
Hannes is secretly in love with Stefania, the new secretary in the Institute, and hopes to impress her with his “private” SuperCode Databank. But one day, before he can impress her, Hannes’s computer, containing the databank, is stolen. Hannes is afraid of the consequences if it is discovered he has been working on the SuperCode illegally. He does not dare tell the police what the computer contains and starts trying to catch the thief himself only to become a victim of the very systems he has believed in and worked so hard to strengthen.
By taking over the role of the police, Hannes himself ends up the guilty party and scapegoat, finding himself in catastrophic confrontations with society’s controlling institutions and authorities—where he meets Stefania again in a different manner. Having lost all faith in his “masterpiece,” Hannes decides to quit his job and destroy his creation, the SuperCode—but then comes The Revelation!

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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateJanuary 1, 2004
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GenreComedy
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Length90 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleOpinberun Hannesar
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International TitleRevelation of Hannes, The
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Production Year2004
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Production CountriesIceland, Finland, Sweden
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Premiere TV ChannelRÚV
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Based on aShort story
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ColorYes
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Main Cast
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Supporting CastSigríður Helgadóttir, Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir, Þórhallur Sverrisson, Theódór Þórðarson, Gunnar Jónsson, Árni Friðleifsson, Hjálmar Hjálmarsson, Linda Sif Þorláksdóttir, Katrín Þorkelsdóttir, Einar Sveinsson, Erla Tinna Stefánsdóttir, Júlía Hannam, Anna Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, Guðrún Jacky, Anna Aradóttir, Guðmundur Ingi Ingason, Guðrún Ingibjörg Ámundadóttir, Sigríður Björnsdóttir, Árný Garðarsdóttir, Guðbrandur Gíslason, Pétur Eggerz, Már Magnússon, Bjarni Ingvarsson, Sigríður Karlsdóttir, Jóhanna Guðný Einarsdóttir
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