Næturvaktin (2007)

Directed by

Ragnar Bragason

Genre

comedy television series

Country

Iceland

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

S

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Icelandic comedy series follows the night shift workers at a gas station. It focuses on the awkward and absurd interactions between a few employees and the late-night customers they serve.

comedicquirkyeverydaydeadpanlow-keyconversationalmundane

What happens

Næturvaktin (transl. The Night Shift) is an Icelandic television series. It is the first in a trilogy, its sequels being Dagvaktin (transl. The Day Shift) and Fangavaktin (transl. The Prison Shift). The series was first shown in 2007 on Stöð 2, on Sundays from 16 September to 9 December. In the same year, the series won an Edda Award for Best TV Series. It was also selected The Most Popular TV Series by a direct audience vote. A film, Bjarnfreðarson, concluding the trilogy, premièred in December 2009. It was met with wide success in Iceland, beating Avatar at the box office on its opening weekend. It was watched by over 20% of the Icelandic population, a record for an Icelandic film, and was nominated for 11 Edda Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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