Ólafur Egill Egilsson

Writing

Ólafur Egill Egilsson

Born

1977-10-12 (49)

Place of birth

Reykjavík, Iceland

Known for

Writing

Credits

20 titles

Known for

The Danish Woman poster
6.8

Having just retired from the Danish Secret Service, Ditte Jensen has settled into a small apartment building in Reykjavík. Possessing a strong sense of justice, she doesn't hesitate to get involved in her neighbours' problems and help them.

The Danish Woman

2025

Blackport poster
5.9

Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.

Blackport

2021

Woman at War poster
7.2

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

Woman at War

2018

The Oath poster
6.0

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.

The Oath

2016

White Night Wedding poster
6.1

Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half his age. But it's not all roses. First, there's his cranky mother-in-law-to-be who violently opposes the marriage and who demands repayment of Jon's loan before the wedding night. Second, his plans to build a golf course on the little island of Flatey where they live aren't going at all to plan. Third, his extremely drunk best man is on the loose without any shoes and lastly, the continual presence of his emotional first wife is haunting his every move. When the guests start flocking to the island, Jon starts getting cold feet. After a very long night of drinking and thinking, will Jon be able to make it to the church on time?

White Night Wedding

2008

Woyzeck poster
NR

The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.

Woyzeck

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Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Woman at War poster
7.2

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

Woman at War

2018

The Oath poster
6.0

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.

The Oath

2016

White Night Wedding poster
6.1

Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half his age. But it's not all roses. First, there's his cranky mother-in-law-to-be who violently opposes the marriage and who demands repayment of Jon's loan before the wedding night. Second, his plans to build a golf course on the little island of Flatey where they live aren't going at all to plan. Third, his extremely drunk best man is on the loose without any shoes and lastly, the continual presence of his emotional first wife is haunting his every move. When the guests start flocking to the island, Jon starts getting cold feet. After a very long night of drinking and thinking, will Jon be able to make it to the church on time?

White Night Wedding

2008

No artwork available
NR

Until very recently, the role of fathers in raising children, really be considered unnecessary. For hundreds of years people believed that women simply because their instincts, were much better at raising children. They were now with the right equipment and the like. But the present is all else: the world changed. The homes changed. The gender gap was reduced. Now it is said that a man who is actively involved in and takes responsibility for bringing up their children, have a tremendous impact (positive!) The children, the home and the world. But why do most men still feel like they need to complete a BA degree in "fatherhood" every time they hold their children?

The dad

2007

Nokkur augnablik um nótt poster
9.0

On a perfect summer night in a perfect summer house, Björk introduces her new boyfriend to her sister.

Nokkur augnablik um nótt

2024

Nokkur augnablik um nótt poster
9.0

On a perfect summer night in a perfect summer house, Björk introduces her new boyfriend to her sister.

Nokkur augnablik um nótt

2024

Undercurrent poster
7.1

The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid crew members commits suicide. To fill his gap, a young woman takes his place on the next tour and gradually the fragile balance is tipped, and personal issues that should be left on the mainland cause dangerous friction between the crew members

Undercurrent

2010

Cry for Mercy poster
NR

A documentary about the soil erosion in Iceland, the creation of the largest man made desert in Europe.

Cry for Mercy

2012

The Grandad poster
6.3

Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to take a good, hard look at his marriage. A dramatic but often lighthearted story about life at a crossroads and the meaning of it all.

The Grandad

2014