Baltasar Kormákur
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.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 6.351 |
Birthday | 1966-02-27 |
Place of Birth | Reykjavik, Iceland |
Also Known As | Balthasar Kormakur, Бальтасар Кормакур, Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson, |
2000
Angels of the Universe
6.9/29
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he...
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Angels of the Universe
1992
A Fairy Tale of Our Time
0/0
A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the...
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A Fairy Tale of Our Time
2002
No Such Thing
5.915/59
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.
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No Such Thing
1996
Devil's Island
6.4/9
Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US mili...
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Devil's Island
2008
Reykjavik-Rotterdam
6.245/47
A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo bet...
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Reykjavik-Rotterdam
2001
Me and Morrison
4.4/20
A bittersweet tale of a love affair between two people whose lives seem to have lost all direction. The female lead, Milla, is drifting aimlessly thro...
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Me and Morrison
2003
Stormy Weather
5.2/8
The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes...
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Stormy Weather
1996
Draumur um draum
0/0
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Draumur um draum
2001
Regína
6/1
Regína is 10 years old. Her mother, Margrét, works at a home for the elderly and her father is dead. The story begins one sunny summer morning when ki...
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Regína
2002
Investigation Into the Invisible World
6/1
A feature length documentary shot in Iceland on mediums and the relationship between humans and invisible beings such as elves ghosts, angels, water m...
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Investigation Into the Invisible World
2000
101 Reykjavik
6.1/115
Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment check...
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101 Reykjavik
1995
Agnes
3.5/2
In a barren land ruled by oppression and ignorance, a spirited woman driven by hope of a better life must fight against the odds. Agnes is a servant i...
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Agnes
2016
The Oath
6.1/88
When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.
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The Oath
1988
Broken Glass
4.3/3
Maria is somewhat of a rebel and problem child. Her mother died and her father remarried some awful lady, and Maria isn't happy at all. She takes a dr...
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Broken Glass
2017
Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
0/0
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Cinéma… par Albert Dupontel
1992
Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
4.8/7
Two young friends, Lass and Sveppi, run a nightclub in downtown Reykjavik. They hire a beautiful young singer, Sól, who has just moved from the countr...
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Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story
1996
Dream Hunters
2.5/2
The smell of leather, whiskey and cigars: Two young girlfriends fall in love with the same man, an adventurous young businessman. Missing, forged docu...
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Dream Hunters
1999
The Split
4/1
Sol Jensen, a young Icelandic woman, and Halil Atesh, originally from the countryside in Turkey, meet in Reykjavik and fall passionately in love. Ten...
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