Volcano (2011 film)

For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation).

Volcano (Icelandic: Eldfjall) is a 2011 Icelandic drama film directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,^[1][2] but it did not make the final shortlist.^[3] At the 2012 Edda Awards, the film was nominated in 14 categories, winning in 5.^[4]

Volcano
Film poster
Directed by	Rúnar Rúnarsson
Written by	Rúnar Rúnarsson
Produced by	Egil Dennerline Skuli Fr. Malmquist Thor Sigurjonsson
Starring	Theódór Júlíusson
Cinematography	Sophia Olsson
Edited by	Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Music by	Kjartan Sveinsson
Distributed by	Wild Bunch Benelux
Release dates	13 May 2011 (2011-05-13) (Cannes) 20 September 2011 (2011-09-20) (Iceland)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Iceland
Language	Icelandic
Budget	104 million króna (estimated)

The film screened within many international film festivals, including the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2012 Maryland Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

• Theódór Júlíusson as Hannes
• Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir as Anna
• Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir as Telma
• Benedikt Erlingsson as Pálmi
• Þorsteinn Bachmann as Ari
• Auður Drauma Bachmann as Tinna
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Janitor

See also

• List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film