Bjarnfreðarson is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by Ragnar Bragason

Ragnar Bragason

Ragnar Bragason is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and producer.He is best known for his films Börn and Foreldrar and the popular TV series Næturvaktin , Dagvaktin , and Fangavaktin .Ragnar grew up in the village of Súðavik, in a family of...

, director of the TV series trilogy

Trilogy

A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...

 consisting of Næturvaktin

Næturvaktin

Næturvaktin is an Icelandic television show. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin and Fangavaktin . The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September – 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series...

, Dagvaktin

Dagvaktin

Dagvaktin is a sequel to the Icelandic television series Næturvaktin. It is the second of the three series in the trilogy...

and Fangavaktin

Fangavaktin

Fangavaktin is the sequel to the Icelandic television series Dagvaktin and the final series in the trilogy...

, to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

, it was met with wide success, even beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, which is a record for an Icelandic film, and won 11 Edda Award

Edda Award

The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed by The Icelandic Film and Television Academy , and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland...

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