Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

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Thicker Than Water

2006

1h 30m

5.6(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

Pétur is an optometrist happily married to Ásta. They are expecting a child but already have a 10 year old boy named Örn. On coincidense Pétur finds out that he is not Örn's biological father.

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Production Companies

Pegasus Pictures

Zentropa Entertainments

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Róbert Arnfinnsson

Sigurður

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Þorsteinn Bachmann

Steini

Aaron Brink

Örn

Haukur Örn Brink

Newborn

Sóley Elíasdóttir

Nína

Laufey Elíasdóttir

Laufey Elíasdóttir

Anna

Jón Páll Eyjólfsson

Rabbi

María Birgit Gala

Inga

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir

Lilja

Sigrún Guðmundsdóttir

Check-in lady

Creative team

Directed by: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson
Written by: Jón Atli Jónasson
Denijal Hasanović
Produced by: Snorri Þórisson

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