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RUNTIME
Did you know
87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Spell
"Do you believe in magic?"
2018 1h 27m EN
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4.9
SKIP
★4.9TMDB · 24
ThrillerDramaComedy
Synopsis
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After the death of his fiancée, an American illustrator runs out of medication while wandering the isolated Icelandic countryside - unsure if his compulsions are related to his disorder or if he's being forced to unlock ancient secrets.
“Do you believe in magic?”
Cast
Barak Hardley
Benny
Jackie Tohn
Jess
Magnús Jónsson
Steindór
Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir
Inga
Tom Wright
Edmund
Stacey Moseley
Angela
Michael Nanfria
Owen
Michole Briana White
Gayle
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brendan Walter
- Writers
- Barak Hardley, Brendan Walter, Jon Lullo
- Languages
- English
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 8 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Patrick Stump. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Barak Hardley and Jackie Tohn and Magnús Jónsson carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Do you believe in magic?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6398496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brendan Walter directs. Patrick Stump scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 8 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Patrick Stump. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Barak Hardley and Jackie Tohn and Magnús Jónsson carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Do you believe in magic?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt6398496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Patrick Stump
- Production design
- Victor Pétur Ólafsson
- Makeup / hair
- Stacey Lu
- Runtime
- 87 min · 1h 27m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Spell (2018)
Also by
Brendan Walter
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CR
Crush Pictures
- CR
Crush Pictures
Key crew
- Fight ChoreographerArna Magnea Danks
- ProducerJon Lullo
- Executive ProducerBarak Hardley
- Executive ProducerBob McLynn
- CinematographyEric Bader
- Production DesignVictor Pétur Ólafsson
- Makeup ArtistStacey Lu
- Executive ProducerNicole Irene Dyck
- ProducerKaty Stoll
- First Assistant DirectorEleanor Wilson
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-09-23· Los Angeles Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2018-10-11· Woodstock Film Festival
- Theatrical2019-11-01
- Digital2019-11-19
