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Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen
Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen at the Göteborg Book Fair in 2024.
Born	(1984-04-27) 27 April 1984 (age 40)
Nationality	Icelandic
Occupations	film director screenwriter

Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen (born 27 April 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. Erlingur graduated from Columbia University's MFA Film Directing Program in 2013.

In 2017, Erlingur directed his second feature film, Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur), a gay Icelandic psychological thriller. Erlingur won the Award for Artistic Achievement for Rift at Outfest in 2017.

In 2023, Erlingur directed The Piper, a dark reimagining of the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Filmography

• Child Eater (2016)
• Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) (2017)
• The Piper (2023)

References

1. McMahon, Sara (11 October 2016). "Veita frelsi". vísir.is.
2. Asch, Mark (14 November 2016). "Best When Fresh: Erlingur Thoroddsen Brings Horror To Iceland". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
3. Yamasaki, Parker (16 March 2017). "Morbid Curiosity: Exploring The Dark With Filmmaker Erlingur Thoroddsen". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
4. ^ "Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen". Icelandic Film Centre.
5. "Erlingur Thoroddsen". kvikmyndir.is.
6. "About". Archived from the original on 27 November 2022.
7. "Gay Icelandic psychological thriller". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
8. "Rift (2017) aka Rökkur". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 22 May 2023.
9. Farber, Stephen (12 July 2017). "'Rift': Film Review Outfest 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
10. Wiseman, Andreas (28 June 2021). "Charlotte Hope & Julian Sands To Star In Millennium Horror 'The Piper'; Filming Underway In Bulgaria". Deadline Hollywood.

External links

• Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen at the Icelandic Film Centre
• Erlingur Thoroddsen at IMDb

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