Out of Thin Air

"When murder is just a memory"

2017 1h 25m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 63

DocumentaryCrime

Synopsis

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Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

“When murder is just a memory”

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Cast

Erla Bolladóttir
Self
Sævar Ciesiekski
Self (archive footage)
Tryggvi Leifsson
Self (archive footage)
Albert Skaftason
Self (archive footage)
Guðjón Skarphéðinsson
Self
Kristjan Vídarsson
Self (archive footage)
Geirfinnur Einarsson
Self (archive footage)
Guðmundur Einarsson
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dylan Howitt
Languages: Icelandic, English
Countries: Iceland, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Icelandic, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Iceland, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dylan Howitt, shot by Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ólafur Arnalds. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Miikka Leskinen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Erla Bolladóttir and Sævar Ciesiekski and Tryggvi Leifsson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dylan Howitt directs. Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson behind the camera. Ólafur Arnalds scores. Miikka Leskinen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iceland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Icelandic, English.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Icelandic, English.
4International production across 2 countries: Iceland, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Dylan Howitt, shot by Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ólafur Arnalds. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Miikka Leskinen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Erla Bolladóttir and Sævar Ciesiekski and Tryggvi Leifsson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When murder is just a memory".
10IMDB entry: tt6330514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.