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    Baltasar Kormákur

    1966-02-27 (58 years old) in Reykjavik, Iceland

    Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966; Reykjavik) is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, and Katla series. Baltasar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. His father is the Spanish painter Baltasar Samper. His son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper. For his film Jar City, he won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. In December 2011, it was announced the production of a drama film Rocketman with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári was set to direct the film. His 2012 film The Deep was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. In January 2013, it was again announced that the film will be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen. Denmark's Nimbus Film will co-produce the film. The film's production started in February and will be filmed until the end of 2013, with an expected release in 2015. In February 2015, it was announced that his next film would be the crime-thriller The Oath, which is based on a script by actor Ólafur Egilsson. In 2020, Baltasar began production of the Netflix science fiction series Katla.

    Movies

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    Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
    0 %|Oct 18, 2017
    Documentary
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    The Oath
    61 %|Sep 6, 2016
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
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    Reykjavik-Rotterdam
    62 %|Sep 30, 2008
    Action, Thriller
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    Stormy Weather
    52 %|Sep 7, 2003
    Drama
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    Investigation Into the Invisible World
    60 %|Oct 29, 2002
    Documentary, Mystery
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    No Such Thing
    59 %|Mar 29, 2002
    Fantasy, Drama, Horror
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    Me and Morrison
    44 %|Dec 28, 2001
    Romance, Crime, Drama
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    Regína
    60 %|Dec 26, 2001
    Family
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    101 Reykjavik
    61.39 %|May 31, 2000
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Angels of the Universe
    69 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Drama
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    The Split
    40 %|Feb 10, 1999
    Drama
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    Devil's Island
    64 %|Oct 3, 1996
    Drama, Comedy
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    Dream Hunters
    25 %|Mar 21, 1996
    Comedy, Drama
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    Draumur um draum
    0 %|Jan 1, 1996
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    Agnes
    35 %|Dec 22, 1995
    Drama, History
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    A Fairy Tale of Our Time
    0 %|Dec 19, 1992
    Adventure
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    Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
    48 %|Aug 6, 1992
    Comedy, Drama
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    Broken Glass
    43 %|Jan 1, 1988
    Drama, Horror, TV Movie

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