A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers and an incompetent instructor are thrown together on a high-end fear of flying course. As a final challenge, the class is scheduled for a short, roundtrip “exposure” flight during which they should face and conquer their phobias. But this practical plan soon runs into some literal and figurative turbulence.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 37 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, United Kingdom, Germany, 2023
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
- Screenplay
- Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, Halldór Laxness Halldórsson, Tobias Munthe
- Producers
- Grímar Jónsson
- Cinematography
- Niels Thastum
- Music
- Daníel Bjarnason
- Cast
- Lydia Leonard, Timothy Spall, Ella Rumpf, Nick Blakeley, Gina Bramhil, Rob Delaney, Svandis Dora Einarsdottir, Emun Elliott, Georgi Georgiev
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson graduated from the prestigious film program at Columbia University, New York. He was selected as “Variety’s Ten European Directors to Watch” in 2012. His last feature Under the Tree premiered at Venice/TIFF in 2017 and was nominated to the Oscars. Northern Comfort is his fourth feature.
