{"id":28047,"date":"2024-12-30T22:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T03:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28047"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:02:33","slug":"damned-director-thordur-palsson-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28047","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Damned\u2019 Director Thordur Palsson on His Unique Take on Gothic Horror (Video Interview)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Icelandic filmmaker Thordur Palsson has made a terrifying feature directorial debut with <\/span><b><i>The Damned<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a period film starring Odessa Young as the widow of a fishing boat captain who takes over his duties and has to deal with an unruly crew. After they turn their backs on a sinking ship because they don\u2019t have enough food or supplies for the dying men, that incident leads to all sorts of repercussions, as her crew begin to die off while experiencing strange occurrences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie premiered at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribecafilm.com\/festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribeca Film Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last year, and it\u2019s such a jarring experience, although it\u2019s not really a horror movie in the classical sense, since it\u2019s haunting and disturbing, but mostly from the situation, which seems very much grounded reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either way, it\u2019s a terrific feature debut for Palsson, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> writer Edward Douglas had a chance to speak with the filmmaker via Zoom for an interview you can watch above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Damned<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will open in theaters beginning January 3, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 video interviews on o<\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ur YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28048\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TheDamnedPoster-696x1029.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thordur Palsson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jamie Hannigan, Thordur Palsson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Rory McCann<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conor Barry, Tim Headington, Kamilla Hodol, Emilie Jouffroy, Nate Kamiya, John Keville, Theresa Steele Page<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elation Pictures, Wild Atlantic Pictures,Join Motion Pictures, Ley Line Entertainment<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vertical<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Bloody Violent Content|Suicide|Some Language)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Horror, Thriller<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> January 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1 hour 29 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"1itnHQHgxUI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Damned | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1itnHQHgxUI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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