Woyzeck
The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.
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The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller
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Box Office:$50,000
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Vesturport
Cast
Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Director
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Woyzeck
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Marie
Víkingur Kristjánsson
Captain
Harpa Amardottir
Doctor
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Drum Major
Ólafur Egill Egilsson
Andres
Ami Petur Gudjonsson
Fiddler
Erlendur Eiríksson
Sergant
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Entertainer
Johannes Niels Sigurdsson
Swan / Doctor's Assistant
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