Count Me Out


1h 18m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Ten-year-old, Hrefna, who has never known her father, sets out with her best friend, Yrsa, to find him. When they discover him living in the same town, and subsequently kidnap his new baby, the girls set off a police manhunt.

Film Details

Also Known As
Stikkfri
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Filmhuset Studios; Icelandic Film Corporation; Nordisk Film; Zentropa Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

Ten-year-old, Hrefna, who has never known her father, sets out with her best friend, Yrsa, to find him. When they discover him living in the same town, and subsequently kidnap his new baby, the girls set off a police manhunt.

Film Details

Also Known As
Stikkfri
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Filmhuset Studios; Icelandic Film Corporation; Nordisk Film; Zentropa Entertainment

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Iceland's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1998).

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.

Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemproary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.

Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.

Shown in New York City (Quad Cinema) as part of program "Northern Lights: New Films From Iceland" December 3-9, 1999.

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