The Sea Baron is a cinema verité-styled documentary set in a restaurant by the old Reykjavík harbour, where the legendary sailor Kjartan Halldórsson, who spent decades cooking at sea on vessels of all sizes, started a fishmarket by himself in an old baiting house. Without obtaining any official permit and due to popular demand, he started cooking too and soon had a lively restaurant which is by now one of the most prosperous in Iceland, with top reviews in the NY Times and international media; one of Reykjavík’s landmarks. Instrumental in this success is Kjartan’s jovial and hospitable character, making every guest feel at home.
Directing | Eiríkur Guðmundsson | Director |
Writing | Eiríkur Guðmundsson | Screenplay |
Production | Eiríkur Guðmundsson | Producer |
Writing | Haukur Valdimar Pálsson | Screenplay |
Camera | Haukur Valdimar Pálsson | Director of Photography |
Editing | Haukur Valdimar Pálsson | Editor |
Sound | Guðmundur Hrannar Eiríksson | Music |
Sound | Höskuldur Eiríksson | Music |
Production | Haukur Valdimar Pálsson | Co-Producer |
Sound | Pétur Einarsson | Sound Designer |