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Act Normal (2006) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 1, 2006

Original Title:
Act Normal

Genres:
Documentary

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 81

Overview from TheMovieDB

Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. Eighteen years old he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries around the country. He became the first Buddhist monk in Iceland when he moved here in 1994 and founded a Buddhist sect. Five years later Robert decided to "derobe" and get married. After sixteen years of celibacy Robert had to deal with being "normal" - getting employment, paying his bills and dealing with the needs of his partner. After four years in "the real world" Robert travelled back to Thailand to become a monk again. Act Normal is filmed from 1994 to 2006 and is a unique exploration of one man´s twelve-year search for some kind of love.

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Production

Art Direction:
Úlfur Grönvold
Helgi Johannesson

Co-Producer:
Stefan C. Schaefer
Jenny Westergard

Costume Design:
Thorunn Brandsdottir

Director:
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson

Director of Photography:
Ragnar Santos

Editor:
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Benedikt Jóhannesson

Executive Producer:
Babeth Van Loo

Location Manager:
Birgir Jóhannesson

Makeup & Hair:
Sólveig Birna Gísladóttir

Music:
Tómas R. Einarsson
Barði Jóhannsson
Pavel E. Smid

Producer:
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Ragnar Santos
Helgi Sverrisson

Production Assistant:
Jóhann Valdimarsson
Björn Sigurðsson
Kate Dain

Production Design:
Linda Stefansdottir

Production Manager:
Helgi Sverrisson

Prop Designer:
Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson
Sveinn Thorarensen

Sound Designer:
Jón Skuggi

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