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Harpoon

Synopsis

Harpoon is a splatter movie of the goriest kind. The story is true to its genre, and the humour as black as it gets. Men turn into beasts and kindness is a weakness that can only lead to defeat.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Julius Kemp
Producer
Sam Taylor, Mike Downey
Co-Producer
Sam Taylor, Mike Downey
Editor
Sigurbjorg Jonsdottir
Screenwriter
SJON (Sigurjón B Sigurðsson)
Director of Photography
Jean Noel Mustonen
Production Designer
Eggert Ketilsson
Composer
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Principal cast
Pihla Viitala, Miranda Hennessy, Terence Anderson, Gunnar Hansen

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Icelandic Film Company

Bankastræti 11
101 Reykjavik
Iceland

T +354 562 4615

www.kisi.is

Film and Music Entertainment

34 Fouberts Place
London
W1F 7PX
UK

T +44 (0)207 478 7527

www.fame.uk.com

Sales Company

Cinemavault

175 Bloor St East
South Tower, Suite 1011
Toronto ON M4W 3R8
Canada

T +1 416 363 6060

admin@cinemavault.com

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