Undir halastjörnu (2018) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2018, Undir halastjörnu is a notable film directed by Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Mihkel boards a ferry from his small town in Estonia to Saint Petersburg in Russia, on his way to Iceland, where he wants to make a new life for himself and his fiancée, Vera. His friend Igor, who emigrated to Iceland a few years earlier, convinces Mihkel to smuggle two bottles of liquid amphetamine and then seek payment from an 
Estonian priest, who is a business partner of Igor’s in Saint Petersburg. The priest is then to set him up in his new home and bring Vera over to join him. Rather than getting paid, he is instead coerced into swallowing seventy drug capsules to take on to Iceland. He arrives in Iceland and is picked up by Igor and his two Icelandic accomplices, Jóhann and Bóbó. However, in the next two days it becomes clear that something is wrong and Mihkel cannot pass the drugs. The Icelandic criminals become very nervous, and more and more frantic activity ensues as the situation becomes more serious.

Who’s in it. Undir halastjörnu stars Tómas Lemarquis as Bóbó, Pääru Oja as Mihkel, Atli Rafn Sigurðsson as Jóhann and Kaspar Velberg as Igor, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Undir halastjörnu has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Undir halastjörnu page.