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Synopsis: In this twisted thriller, a serial killer is on the loose and it's up to Detective Erlunder to piece together a puzzle that involves grizzly murder and organ theft.
Starring: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir
Supporting actors: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson, Theódór Júlíusson, Þórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir, Guðmunda Elíasdóttir, Walter Grímsson, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson, Magnús Ragnarsson, Rafnhildur Rósa Atladótir, Jón Sigurbjörnsson, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Þór Tulinius, Ása Hlín Svavarsdóttir, Eyvindur Erlendsson, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Erlendur Eiríksson, Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Studio: IFC Film
ASIN: B001O8DA90 (Rental) and B001O8KWL4 (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,402 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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  • Production Company: Bavaria Pictures, Blueeyes Productions, Degeto Film, Nordisk Film
  • Filming Locations: Hvalsnes, Reykjanes, Iceland | Reykjavík, Iceland
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for its Rare, Icelandic Setting, January 11, 2009
As a murder mystery, this film is a little muddled. Even now, after having viewed most of the movie through twice, I'm still not sure that I completely understand the murderer's motive, or that I grasp the relationships of all the characters. Some of this confusion is compounded by an artsy time displacement probably inserted because someone just wanted to distinguish "Jar City" by making it less conventionally linear.

I still recommend this movie though for its striking photography and for the rare chance it gives to see Icelandic settings and to get inside Icelandic society. This is probably a country most of us won't get to visit personally. So this might be the only time we'll hear the Icelandic language spoken - not quite modern German or any Scandinavian language. There are very readable subtitles though, which really aren't distracting.

Then there's Iceland's landscape. There are the gleaming bare stretches of highway threading their way through the country's surprising watery tundra and wetlands. The aerial shots of these reminded me of U2's plaintive lyric, "You said you'd give me a highway with no one on it." There are the blocks of new apartment buildings, lit like prison tiers. There's a compelling juxtaposition of modern metallic with seascape wind-weathered.

There are the insights into Iceland's different customs. We see the lead detective routinely ordering "goat's head" at the drive-through fast-food window. Everyone seems to enjoy grappling with big, sinewy chunks of meat in various contexts. Also, the characters' affect towards each other is a little different than our usual way of interacting.

Finally, there's the eerie setting that gives the movie its title - the room containing the body parts of the deceased in jars - specimens kept row on row. It's reminiscent of the frightening behind-the-scenes collections kept at Chicago's Field Museum, as shown in movies such as "Mimic."

All this really puts the "foreign" in foreign movie. There are no extras on this DVD - no commentary or deleted scenes. The disc is as spare as the Iceland moors. But the movie is enough. It will keep you watching, absorbed.
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