Count Me Out
A family comedy with serious undertones, and a happy ending. Hrefna (9) lives alone with her mother. She has never met her father and she has been told that he lives abroad. On her tenth birthday, Hrefna discovers that her father is actually living in a suburb nearby, married to a young woman. Hrefna and her girlfriend decide to pay a visit. On the doorstep they lose their nerve when a man - her father - opens the door with a baby in his arms. The girls decide to go again and secretly observe the house and the family. They take an instant dislike to Pálína, the father's bad-tempered and constantly nagging wife, and together they work out a plan to save the father from this terrible woman.
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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Music Composer
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Producer
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Co-Producer
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Assistant Director
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Based on an idea by
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Boom Operator
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Camera Assistant
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Costume Design
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Foley
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Gaffer
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Key Grip
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Loader
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Music Performers
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Production Designer
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Production Manager
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Props
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Re-recording Mixer
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Script Supervisor
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Singer
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Sound Design
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About the film
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TypeFeature Film
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National Premiere DateDecember 26, 1997, Háskólabíó
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GenreFamily, Comedy
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Length84 min.
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LanguageIcelandic
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Original TitleStikkfrí
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International TitleCount Me Out
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Production Year1997
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Production CountriesIceland, Denmark, Norway
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IMDB
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Icelandic Film Centre GrantYes
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Production Format35mm
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Aspect Ratio1.85:1
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ColorYes
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SoundDolby Digital
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Screening format and subtitlesNo usable prints available
Cast
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Main Cast
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Supporting CastMaría Ellingsen, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Tinna Finnbogadóttir, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Halldóra Björnsdóttir, Bryndís Sæunn Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Hlynur Helgi Hallgrímsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Edda Heiðrún Backman, Örn Árnason, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Egill Ólafsson, Elísa María Geirsdóttir, Hafsteinn Hansson, Jóhanna Vigdís Hjaltadóttir, Grétar Snær Hjartarson, Árni Þórður Jónsson, María Sigurðardóttir, Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir, Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Company Credits
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Production Company
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Co-Production Company
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Supported by
Festivals
- 1999Seoul International Family Film Festival - Award: The Grand Prize of Family Film, The Best Film.
- 1999ZLÍN, International Film Festival for Children and Youth
- 1999Ale Kino, International Festival of Films for Children
- 1999Nuuk, Scandinavian Film Festival
- 1999Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
- 1999Palm Beach International Film Festival
- 1999Freeze Frame
- 1999Flicks, Saskatchewan International Children´s Film Festival
- 1999Reel to Reel: A Celebration of Moving Images
- 1999Montréal International Children´s Film Festival
- 1999International Children Film Fest, Northampton
- 1999Europees Jeugdfilmfestival
- 1999Puerto Rico International Film Festival
- 1998Black Nights, Tallin
- 1998Amanda Film Prize - Award: Icelandic entry for The Best Nordic Film.
- 1998Academy Awards - Award: The Icelandic Entry for The Best Foreign Language Film.
- 1998Gothenburg Film Festival
- 1998Olympia International Film for Children and Young
- 1998Junior Dublin Film Festival
- 1998International Children´s Film Festival, Wienna - Award: Audience Prize.
- 1998International Young People Festival, Castellinaria
- 1998Sachsische Kinder und Jugenfilmdienst
- 1998Children Film Festival, Augsburg
- 1998Nordic Children Film Festival
- 1998Cinekid - Award: Audience Prize.
- 1998Denver International Film Festival
- 1998Nordic Filmdays Lubeck - Award: Audience Prize.
- 1998Haifa International Film Festival
- 1998Olympia Film Festival, Scandi.presentation
- 1998Carrousel International Children´s Film Festival
- 1998Lucas 98, International Children´s and Young People´s Film Festival - Award: Audience Prize.
- 1998BUFF Children´s Film Festival
Television distribution
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IcelandRÚV, 1999
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IcelandRÚV, 2000
Releases
- Sena, 2008 - DVD
- Háskólabíó, 1998 - VHS
