Robert Ingi Douglas
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Róbert Ingi Douglas is an Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
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and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
who made his feature film debut with Íslenski draumurinn
Íslenski draumurinn
The Icelandic Dream is a 2000 Icelandic film directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The movie depicts the story about an average Icelander and his dream to maintain wealth and fame.-Plot:...
(2000). That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becoming one of Iceland's biggest box-office hits that year. Róbert Douglas followed the success of his first film with a darker film about subtle racism in Iceland's society, Maður eins og ég
Maður eins og ég
A Man Like Me is a 2002 romantic comedy about the life of "Júlli" , a lonely and confused man who is searching for some sense in his life. Surprisingly he meets a young woman from China who changes his life dramatically...
(2002). That film proved to be another commercial success in Iceland. Douglas has just completed Eleven Men Out
Eleven Men Out
Eleven Men Out is comedy-drama directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The film participated in the Toronto International Film Festival , the Berlin International Film Festival , and the Hawaii International Film Festival.- Plot summary :Ottar Thor is the star player of the Icelandic football team KR...
(2005), a film about an all-gay soccer team. The film has already become a success outside of Iceland and is the director's first film to do so. Before making Eleven Men Out, Douglas made a documentary for television.
Douglas is half Irish, half Icelandic. His mother is from Iceland and his father is from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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Filmography
- The Icelandic Dream (Icelandic Íslenski draumurinn) (2000)
- A Man Like Me (Icelandic. Maður eins og ég) (2002)
- Small Mall (Icelandic. Mjóddin slá í gegn) (2004)
- Eleven Men OutEleven Men OutEleven Men Out is comedy-drama directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The film participated in the Toronto International Film Festival , the Berlin International Film Festival , and the Hawaii International Film Festival.- Plot summary :Ottar Thor is the star player of the Icelandic football team KR...
(Icelandic. Strákarnir okkar) (2005)