Ashamed for being a debt-collecting thug, David believes that he is an ugly duckling waiting to become a swan. Through an unlikely mentor he finds out that life has indeed something very special in store for him.
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Cast
39 people
Michael Imperioli
Alexander
Known for
The Sopranos
The White Lotus
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Magnús
Known for
Katla
Trapped
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Also in
King of the Butterflies
Þorvarður Björgúlfsson
Pavel E. Smid
Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir
Anna
Also in
Jóhannes
Rune Kippervik
Birgir Johannesson
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Prestur
Known for
Lamb
101 Reykjavik
Linda Stefansdottir
Benedikt Erlingsson
Snati
Known for
The Boss of It All
Touch
Thor Thorsteinsson
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Director · Pavel E. Smid Composer Linda Stefansdottir Production designer
Worldwide gross $256K · United States release November 3, 2008 · Produced in Iceland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$256,210
Production
Kukl
Production
Poppoli Pictures
Production
Iceland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Stóra planið
Original language
Icelandic
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Icelandic
Release dates
Iceland · March 28, 2008
Theatrical
United States · November 3, 2008
Theatrical · AFI Film Festival
Hungary
March 28, 2009 · Theatrical · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Netherlands
January 23, 2009 · Theatrical · International Film Festival Rotterdam
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