Raise the bar
Hækkum rána
Directed byGuðjón Ragnarsson
Written byIikka Vehkalathi
Produced byMargrét Jónasdóttir
StarringBrynjar Karl Sigurðsson
Cinematography
  • Guðjón Ragnarsson
  • Tómas Marshall
Edited by
  • Ingibjörg Ásmundsdóttir
  • Jakob Halldórsson
Music by
  • Ragga Gísla
  • Pétur Jónsson
Production
companies
Release date
  • 10 February 2021 (2021-02-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

Raise the bar (Icelandic: Hækkum rána) is an Icelandic documentary about the controversial journey of a girls basketball team under the direction of coach Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson.[1]

The film was released at the Sjónvarp Síminn Premium streaming service on 10 February 2021[2] and immediately raised a controversy in Iceland due to Brynjar's coaching methods.[3][4][5]

Premises

The film follows the journey of the a girls basketball team under the direction of coach Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson and their quest to be allowed to compete in boys tournaments.[6]

Accolades

At the 2021 International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Filem'on, Raise the Bar won the award for best documentary.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Einar Þorsteinsson; Róbert Jóhannsson (18 February 2021). "Þarft að vita hvar línan er og byggja upp traust". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hækkum rána". Síminn (in Icelandic). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Viðar Halldórsson (16 February 2021). "Helgar tilgangurinn meðalið?". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson (16 February 2021). "Brynjar umdeildur – Lofaður fyrir að valdefla stúlkur en gagnrýndur fyrir að afreksvæða íþróttir ungra barna". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 February 2021). "Það þarf að undirbúa stelpurnar fyrir allan nautaskítinn sem bíður þeirra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (18 February 2021). ""Umdeildasti körfuboltaþjálfari landsins" og stelpurnar hans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Ásdís Ásgeirsdóttir (28 November 2021). "Hækkum rána á fleygiferð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 November 2021.


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