Dramarama

"When the power went off..."

2001 1h 20m IS

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Five stories interwine into one. A blind man hovers above the city. Everything looks set for a perfectly normal evening in Reykjavík, until the the power goes off?

“When the power went off...”

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Cast

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Sölvi
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Ívar
Hafdís Huld
Silja
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Darri
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Auður
Eggert Þorleifsson
Albert
Edda Björgvinsdóttir
Hanna
Helgi Björnsson
Vikki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dagur Kári
Writers: Huldar Breiðfjörð
Languages: Icelandic
Countries: Iceland

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dagur Kári, shot by Ágúst Jakobsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson and Hafdís Huld carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When the power went off...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dagur Kári directs. Ágúst Jakobsson behind the camera. Valgeir Sigurðsson scores. Sigvaldi J. Kárason cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iceland. Dialogue in Icelandic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Dagur Kári, shot by Ágúst Jakobsson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Valgeir Sigurðsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sigvaldi J. Kárason shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ingvar E. Sigurðsson and Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson and Hafdís Huld carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "When the power went off...".
9IMDB entry: tt0382366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.