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Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air

When murder is just a memory

20175.91h 25m

Overview

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

Directed by Dylan Howitt
Produced by Andy Glynne
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Top Cast

E

Erla Bolladóttir

Self

S

Sævar Ciesiekski

Self (archive footage)

T

Tryggvi Leifsson

Self (archive footage)

A

Albert Skaftason

Self (archive footage)

G

Guðjón Skarphéðinsson

Self

K

Kristjan Vídarsson

Self (archive footage)

G

Geirfinnur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

G

Guðmundur Einarsson

Self (archive footage)

H

Helga Arnardóttir

Self - Journalist

R

Ragnar Aðalsteinsson

Self - Sævar's Lawyer

About Out of Thin Air

Out of Thin Air is a documentary, crime film released in 2017. Directed by Dylan Howitt, it stars Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson. Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

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