A9ainst

A9ainst is a film about nine participants in a political protest action attempted on the public benches of the Icelandic parliament in December 2008. A year after the non-violent demonstration those nine were charged and prosecuted for an ‘attack against parliament’, with reference to a sort of anti-terrorist clause in the penal code. The film is an attempt to investigate their vision: which lines of thought were pursued by those activists willing to go a few steps further than the general public 40 days before massive demonstrations overthrew Iceland’s government.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

79 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Haukur Már Helgason

Cast:
Lárus Páll Birgisson

Narrator

Crew:
Haukur Már Helgason

Director

Haukur Már Helgason

Camera Operator

Miriam Fassbender

Director of Photography

Ingólfur Júlíusson

Camera Operator

Helgi J. Hauksson

Camera Operator