Rift (2017 film)

Rift (Icelandic: Rökkur) is a 2017 Icelandic psychological thriller-horror film written and directed by Erlingur Thoroddsen.^[1][2][3] It stars Björn Stefánsson and Sigurður Þór Óskarsson as a gay couple who must address their fractured relationship whilst experiencing disturbing events at a remote cabin in Iceland.^[4][5]

Rift premiered at the Gothenburg Film Festival, where it was chosen as the closing film.^[2][3] Erlingur received the Award for Artistic Achievement for Rift at Outfest in 2017.^[6]

Gunnar receives a worrying phone call from Einar, his ex. He leaves his current boyfriend and goes to the holiday house of Einar's parents, where Einar is staying. They hear noises in the night, but find nobody out there. The door of the house will not lock properly, adding to their fears. They later go to a nearly abandoned building, which is also creepy. Gunnar finds video footage of the abandoned building on a laptop. The legs of two men appear, then the camera is knocked over. A friendly neighbour tells Gunnar about a farm nearby where the hired help did not stay for long. Gunnar goes there and looks through the window seeing a homoerotic photo. Einar goes missing. Gunnar goes back to the abandonded building and hides after hearing somebody. The creepy farmer says "I was just looking for him". Gunnar then hears the voice of a little boy who says he is Leemoy. Leemoy was a name Einar had told him about. While looking for the boy, Gunnar is knocked over by someone unseen. When he gets up, he hallucinates, seeing Einar making the phone call that brought him here. Gunnar goes to a rift in the lava field and finds Einar dead there. The creepy farmer attacks Gunnar then runs away. Gunnar bandages his hand and drives away. He sees a hitch-hiker and stops.^[7]

• Rift at IMDb
• Rift at the Icelandic Film Centre