Kill the Poet
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Set during WWII when artists were being blacklisted in Communist witch-hunts, follows the star-crossed love story of a young poet and a young female painter from a wealthy family.
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- Directors
- Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- Production companies
- Othar Raven Pictures, Level K
- Countries
- Iceland
- Status
- Planned
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
Top Cast
Victor Garber
Anita BriemLouisa
Björn Hlynur HaraldssonRagnar i Smara
Gísli Örn GarðarssonKadett
Thorvaldur KristjanssonSteinn Steinar
Nína Dögg FilippusdóttirNína
Lady Victoria Hervey
Jón Gnarr
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
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