The Deep (2012 film)

The Deep
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBaltasar Kormákur
Written byJón Atli Jónasson
Baltasar Kormákur
Produced byAgnes Johansen
Baltasar Kormákur
StarringÓlafur Darri Ólafsson
CinematographyBergsteinn Björgúlfsson
Einar Magnus Magnusson
Edited bySverrir Kristjánsson
Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir
Music byDaníel Bjarnason
Ben Frost
Release date
  • 21 September 2012 (2012-09-21)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

The Deep (Icelandic: Djúpið) is a 2012 Icelandic drama film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jón Atli Jónasson. It stars Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as a fictionalised version of Guðlaugur Friðþórsson, a fisherman who became known in 1984 for surviving six hours in freezing waters after his boat capsized off the south coast of Iceland.