Jar City

Summary

Jar City is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jar City received the Edda Award for Best Film^[3].
• Jar City received the Crystal Globe^[4].
• Jar City's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Jar City was directed by Baltasar Kormákur^[6].
• Baltasar Kormákur wrote the screenplay for Jar City^[7].
• Jar City's composer is recorded as Mugison^[8].
• Jar City's genre is drama film^[9].
• Jar City's genre is crime film^[10].
• Jar City's genre is mystery film^[11].
• Jar City's genre is thriller film^[12].
• north is named after Jar City^[13].
• Jar City's based on is recorded as Jar City^[14].
• A cast member of Jar City was Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir^[15].
• A cast member of Jar City was Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson^[16].
• A cast member of Jar City was Atli Rafn Sigurðarson^[17].
• A cast member of Jar City was Björn Hlynur Haraldsson^[18].
• A cast member of Jar City was Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson^[19].
• A cast member of Jar City was Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir^[20].
• A cast member of Jar City was Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir^[21].
• A cast member of Jar City was Theódór Júlíusson^[22].
• A cast member of Jar City was Kristbjörg Kjeld^[23].
• A cast member of Jar City was Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir^[24].
• A cast member of Jar City was Guðmunda Elíasdóttir^[25].
• A cast member of Jar City was Þór Tulinius^[26].
• A cast member of Jar City was Valdimar Örn Flygenring^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Jar City was directed by Baltasar Kormákur^[6]. Baltasar Kormákur wrote the screenplay for it^[7]. Cast members include Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir^[15], Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson^[16], Atli Rafn Sigurðarson^[17], Björn Hlynur Haraldsson^[18], Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson^[19], and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir^[20].

Publication

Jar City was published on October 20, 2006^[28]. The original language of it was Icelandic^[29]. Genres include drama film^[9], crime film^[10], mystery film^[11], and thriller film^[12]. It was distributed by video on demand^[30].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include parent–child relationship^[31], paternity^[32], consanguinity^[33], criminal investigation^[34], terminal illness^[35], and death of one's child^[36].

Reception

Awards received include Edda Award for Best Film^[3], a film award category^[37] and Crystal Globe^[4], a television award^[38], in Czech Republic^[39], founded in 1948^[40], headquartered in Karlovy Vary^[41]. Jar City's review score is recorded as 75/100^[42].

Why It Matters

Jar City ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did Jar City receive?

Honors received include Edda Award for Best Film^[3] and Crystal Globe^[4].