NO SUCH THING
Year: 2001
USA: MGM / United Artists
Cast: Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke, Helen Mirren, Julie Anderson, Julie Christie, Peter O'Hara, Margret akadóttir, Gudrún Maria Bjarnadóttir, Helgi Bjornsson, Maria Ellingsen, Anthony Giangrande, Erica Gimpel, Throstur Leo Gunnarsson, Baldvin Halldórsson, Bjørn Ingi Hilmarsson, Baldur T Hreinsson, Theódór Júliusson, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Baltasar Kormakur, Paul Lazar, Paul Liberti, D J Mendel, Miho Nikaido, Annika Peterson, Abby Royle, Bill Sage, Ingvar Sigurđsson, Guđrún Stephensen, Jón Tryggvason, James Urbaniak, Wendy Walker, Damian Young
Director: Hal Hartley
Countries: Iceland / USA
USA: 101 mins
USA Rated: R for language and brief violence
USA Release Date: 29 March 2002
Synopsis
Writer-Director Hal Hartley takes a humorous and satirical look at a society concerned only with instant gratification and voyeuristic sensationalism.
Disgusted with human evolution, a foul-mouthed Monster (Robert Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the Monster disappears, Beatrice (Sarah Polley) - a guileless, young woman - is dispatched to follow up on the story. Befriending the Monster she becomes his only hope in ending his life of misery.