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Jar City, also known as Tainted Blood (Icelandic: Mýrin, "The Bog") (listen ⓘ), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur series to be translated into English (in 2004).
A world-weary cop comes to believe a recent murder of a middle-aged man is linked to a case of possible rape three decades earlier by a group of friends and a corrupt cop. Working through, he finds it linked to neurofibromatosis, a rare disease among Nordics.
Oct 20, 2006 · Jar City is a 2006 film based on a novel by Arnaldur Indriðason, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. It follows a detective who investigates a murder and uncovers a dark past in a small town.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Baltasar Kormákur
- 2006-10-20
Jar City. A serial killer is on the loose and it's up to one detective to piece together a puzzle that involves a grizzly murder and organ theft. This twisted indie thriller and Icelandic favorite from IFC Films comes direct from the Toronto Film Festival.
More here: http://themovieplanet.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/jar-city-getting-remade/Directed by Baltasar KormákurWritten by Baltasar Kormákur based on a novel ...
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- The Movie Planet
Jun 30, 2014 · A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad. ...more.
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- Cinema Scandinavia
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Feb 29, 2008 · A sublimely directed thriller, Jar City combines murder mystery, family drama and ample bits of Icelandic culture into a fascinating cinematic experience. Read Critics Reviews
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