Polite People

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Polite People

2013

1h 30m

6.2(4 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A desperate city slicker engineer cheats his way into a small farming community, pretending to know how to save them by re-financing their slaughterhouse not knowing that he's walking into a local world war of small-town politics and general misbehaving.

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Cast & Crew

54 members

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Stefán Karl Stefánsson

Lárus Skjaldarson

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Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir

Margrét

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Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hrafnkell

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Eggert Þorleifsson

Markell

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Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir

Hanna

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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Elín

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Benedikt Erlingsson

Þorgeir

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Gunnar Hansson

Jónatan

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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Þorsteinn

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Friðrik Friðriksson

Danish photographer

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Joi Johannsson

Askur

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Pétur Einarsson

Skjöldur

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Magnús Ólafsson

Car salesman

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Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir

Anna

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Harpa Arnardóttir

Birta

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Flosi Ólafsson

Farmer

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Anna Róshildur Benediktsdóttir

Elíza

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Svandís Dóra Einarsdóttir

Farmer

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Rúnar Ingi Einarsson

Nonni

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Hafdís Ösp Finnbogadóttir

Judith the chess player

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Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson

Priest

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Bryndís Geirsdóttir

Girl in dream

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Einar Jón Geirsson

Policeman

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Gísli Gunnlaugsson

Chess tournament supervisor

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Kristján Rafn Guðnason

Man at ralley

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Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Arnar

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Ómar Örn Hauksson

Farmer

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Björn Ingi Hilmarsson

Young Skjöldur

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Ísak Hinriksson

Unknown Role

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Arnar Ingvarsson

Doctor at rehab center

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Bæring Ingvarsson

Farmer

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Ingibjörg Jónasdóttir

Receptionist at dairy company

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Víðir Jónasson

Member of town council

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Helga Jónsdóttir

Member of town council

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Ásgeir Salberg Jónsson

Farmer

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Sigurður Hrafn Jökulsson

Farmer

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Margrét Kaaber

Norðlenska representative

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Páll Kristinsson

Member of town council

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Fanney Kristjánsdóttir

Member of town council

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Ásdís Kristrún Melsted

Member of town council

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Guðni Páll Sæmundsson

Hannes

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Sigurður Sigurbjörnsson

Policeman

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Sigurður Sigurjónsson

Anton

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Skjöldur Orri Skjaldarson

Farmer

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Svala Svavarsdóttir

Member of town council

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Íris Ösp Sveinsdóttir

Lárus' co-worker

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Ólafur Sveinsson

Investor

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Jóel Sæmundsson

Þorgeir's tennis partner

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Kristín Andrea Þórðardóttir

Norðlenska CEO

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Eyrún Valsdóttir

Doctor

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Sólrún Yngvadóttir

Farmer

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Margrét Ákadóttir

Elísabet

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Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

Young Elísabet

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Halldór Ísak Ólafsson

Unknown Role

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