Jar City

October. 20,2006      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson as  Erlendur
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as  Sigurður Óli
Kristbjörg Kjeld as  Katrín
Theodór Júlíusson as  Elliði
Thor Tulinius as  Pathologe

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