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Grímur Hákonarson (born 1977) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was Summerland from 2010, for which Grímur was nominated for the Edda Award for Best Screenplay. His next feature film was Rams, about two estranged brothers on the Icelandic countryside who come together to save their sheep.
Grímur Hákonarson was born in 1977 in Iceland. He is a director and writer, known for Rams (2015), Wrestling (2007) and A Pure Heart (2012).
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- Grímur Hákonarson
Rams (Icelandic: Hrútar) is a 2015 Icelandic drama film written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Regard. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Aug 16, 2019 · Grímur Hákonarson is on the verge of premiering ‘Héraðið / The County’, the much-anticipated follow-up to his wildly successful ‘Rams’ from 2015. He writes and directs social realist films based in the Icelandic countryside; his focus on rural communities and down-to-earth people makes for uncommon cinematic fodder.
May 28, 2015 · Rams: Directed by Grímur Hákonarson. With Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jón Benónýsson. In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what's dearest to them - their sheep.
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Feb 1, 2016 · Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson talks to Culture Whisper about chasing sheep down hillsides, Icelandic black humour and his new film Rams.
Feb 5, 2016 · Never mind the sub-zero temperatures and bad light – casting the right type of sheep proved just as tricky for Cannes-winner ‘Rams’ says director Grímur Hákonarson
