

Jar City
2006-10-20 · 93 min · ★ 5.9
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
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- Directors
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Production companies
- ARD Degeto, BlueEyes Productions, Bavaria Pictures, Nordisk Film Denmark
- Countries
- Iceland, Denmark, Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ingvar E. SigurðssonErlendur
Ágústa Eva ErlendsdóttirEva Lind
Björn Hlynur HaraldssonSigurður Óli
Ólafía Hrönn JónsdóttirElínborg
Atli Rafn SigurðssonÖrn
Kristbjörg KjeldKatrín
Þorsteinn GunnarssonHolberg Jónsson
Theodór JúlíussonElliði
Valdimar Örn FlygenringPilot
Thor TuliniusPathologe
Elma Lísa GunnarsdóttirGunnurTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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