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Spooks and Spirits
Spooks and Spirits (Ófeigur gengur aftur in its original Icelandic) is a 2013 Icelandic fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson.
Cast.
- Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Ofeig
- Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Ingi Brjánn
- Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir as Anna Sól
- Ágúst Guðmundsson as Prestur
Release.
"Spooks and Spirits" made its North American premiere at the 36th Mill Valley Film Festival in October 2013.
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The power exercised by a deity is legitimate, and this legitimacy justifies offerings and sacrifice. Unlike the gods of disease and death, spooks (apparitions) and demons have no such legitimacy. Whereas spooks – like the spectres of the dead – only frighten (and in that way, can also cause disease), demons are devourers; in practice, however, the borderline can be thin. One of the best-known spooks is an attractive woman maddening the men who give in