| Operation Napoleon | |
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 Poster | |
| Icelandic | Napóleonsskjölin |
| Directed by | Óskar Þór Axelsson |
| Screenplay by | Marteinn Þórisson |
| Based on | Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indriðason |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Árni Filippusson |
| Edited by | Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson |
| Music by | Frank Hall |
| Production company | Saga Film |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Languages | Icelandic English |
| Budget | 900.000.000 ISK |
Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy, Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is an Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson, starring Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox and Iain Glen. It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason's best selling book of the same name.
Plot
The film tells the story of Kristín, an ambitious lawyer who is drawn into an unexpected sequence of events when her brother stumbles upon a World War II plane wreck on top of Vatnajökull.
Cast
- Vivian Ólafsdóttir as Kristín Johannesdottír
- Jack Fox as Steve Rush
- Iain Glen as William Carr
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Simon
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Einar
- Atli Óskar Fjalarsson as Elías
- Adesuwa Oni as Julie Ratoff
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Jóhannes
- Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Rósa
- Annette Badland as Sarah Steinkamp
Production
Production for the film started in 2021.
Reception
Audience viewership
The filmed opened the premiered in Iceland on 3 February 2023 and by May 2023, it was the second most viewed domestic made film in Iceland for the year.
Critical response
Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir at Heimildin gave the film three stars, calling it a "Professionally braided Hollywood-flick on an Icelandic glacier".
References
- "Tökur standa yfir á spennumyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Klapptre.is (in Icelandic). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- "Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy (2023) aka Napóleonsskjölin". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 31 July 2023.
- Leo Barraclough; Elsa Keslassy (2 February 2023). "Beta Cinema Sells Thriller 'Operation Napoleon,' Starring Iain Glen, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, to Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- Þórarinn Þórarinsson (8 February 2023). "Vivian meira hörkutól en Bruce Willis". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 21. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- Þórarinn Þórarinsson (2 February 2023). "Arnaldur segir Napóleonsskjölin tikka í öll box". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Kolbeinn Rastrick (24 May 2023). "Íslenskar myndir sem reyna við Hollywood-formúluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (18 November 2022). "Fyrsta sýnishornið úr kvikmyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
- "Operation Napoleon". Icelandic Film Centre.
- Viktoría Hermannsdóttir (14 March 2023). "Búin að fórna ýmsu til að komast hingað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- Annika Pham (3 February 2021). "German Distributor Splendid Film & 'Stella Blomkvist' Producer Sagafilm to Adapt 'Operation Napoleon' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- Darren Adam (24 May 2023). "Iceland's film industry more than doubles in a decade". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir (12 February 2023). "Fagmannlega fléttuð Hollywood-vella á íslenskum jökli". Heimildin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.