Operation Napoleon

For the Vietnam War operation, see Operation Napoleon/Saline.

Operation Napoleon
Poster
IcelandicNapóleonsskjölin
Directed byÓskar Þór Axelsson
Screenplay byMarteinn Þórisson
Based onOperation Napoleon
by Arnaldur Indriðason
Produced by
  • Tinna Proppé
  • Hilmar Sigurðsson
  • Dirk Schweitser
  • Anita Elsani
Starring
CinematographyÁrni Filippusson
Edited byGunnar B. Guðbjörnsson
Music byFrank Hall
Production
company
Release date
Running time
112 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguagesIcelandic
English
Budget900.000.000 ISK[1]

Operation Napoleon (sometimes with subtitle Frozen Conspiracy,[2] Icelandic: Napóleonsskjölin) is an Icelandic thriller film directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson,[3] starring Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox and Iain Glen.[4] It is based on Arnaldur Indriðason's best selling book of the same name.[5][6]

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.[7][8]

Cast

Production

Production for the film started in 2021.[10]

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.[11]

Critical response

Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir at Heimildin gave the film three stars, calling it a "Professionally braided Hollywood-flick on an Icelandic glacier".[12]

References

  1. ^ "Tökur standa yfir á spennumyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Klapptre.is (in Icelandic). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Operation Napoleon: Frozen Conspiracy (2023) aka Napóleonsskjölin". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ Leo Barraclough; Elsa Keslassy (2 February 2023). "Beta Cinema Sells Thriller 'Operation Napoleon,' Starring Iain Glen, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, to Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  4. ^ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (8 February 2023). "Vivian meira hörkutól en Bruce Willis". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 21. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Kolbeinn Rastrick (24 May 2023). "Íslenskar myndir sem reyna við Hollywood-formúluna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ^ Sylvía Rut Sigfúsdóttir (18 November 2022). "Fyrsta sýnishornið úr kvikmyndinni Napóleonsskjölin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Operation Napoleon". Icelandic Film Centre.
  9. ^ Viktoría Hermannsdóttir (14 March 2023). "Búin að fórna ýmsu til að komast hingað". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  10. ^ Annika Pham (3 February 2021). "German Distributor Splendid Film & 'Stella Blomkvist' Producer Sagafilm to Adapt 'Operation Napoleon' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  11. ^ Darren Adam (24 May 2023). "Iceland's film industry more than doubles in a decade". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  12. ^ Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir (12 February 2023). "Fagmannlega fléttuð Hollywood-vella á íslenskum jökli". Heimildin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 November 2023.