Noi the Albino (2003)

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82 min - Drama - 28 February 2003 (Iceland)

7.2

Ratings: 7.2/10 from 5,516 users Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 52 user | 60 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com

Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tómas Lemarquis	...	Nói
	Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson	...	Kiddi Beikon
	Elín Hansdóttir	...	Íris
	Anna Friðriksdóttir	...	Lína
	Hjalti Rögnvaldsson	...	Óskar
	Pétur Einarsson	...	Prestur
	Kjartan Bjargmundsson	...	Gylfi
	Þorsteinn Gunnarsson	...	Þórarinn Skólastjóri
	Guðmundur Ólafsson	...	Alfreð Kennari
	Haraldur Jónsson	...	Teitur Sálfræðingur
	Gérard Lemarquis	...	Frönskukennari
	Greipur Gíslason	...	Dabbi
	Páll Loftsson	...	Pabbi Dabba / Bankastjóri
	Ásdís Thoroddsen	...	Bankastarfsmaður
	Ásmundur Ásmudsson	...	Barþjónn

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Storyline

Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, surrounded by ominous mountains and buried under a shroud of snow. Noi dreams of escaping from this white-walled prison with Iris, a city girl who works in a local gas staion. But his clumsy attempts at escape spiral out of control and end in complete failure. Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world. Written by Anonymous

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Drama

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Rated PG-13 for language and brief nudity See all certifications »

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Country:

Iceland | Germany | UK | Denmark

Language:

Icelandic | French

Release Date:

28 February 2003 (Iceland) See more »

Also Known As:

Nói See more »

Filming Locations:

Bolungarvík, Iceland See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€1,100,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€9,252 (Netherlands) (14 September 2003) (8 Screens)

Gross:

$60,135 (USA) (13 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zik Zak Kvikmyndir, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Bureau, The See more »

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Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

Palm trees are repeatedly present in the movie as a symbol: on the Viewmaster slide, on Noi's father's shirt, on the cake her grandmother bakes and on the green wallpaper at his house. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where the psychiatrist examines Nói, the former behaves strangely negligent. No health care professional would administrate an intelligence test by giving the subject scarce instructions, since these are part of a standardized protocol. Instead, he would give detailed instructions asking the subject if he has understood them and should be present during, at least, a portion of the test. See more »

Quotes

Íris: Are you retarded, or what?
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Connections

Featured in Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) (2004) See more »

Noi the Albino (2003)
Nói albínói (original title)

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