New TV shows about Iceland‘s most famous missing person case

Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur Photo: Iceland Monitor/Ómar Óskarsson

Iceland’s most famous movie directors Baltasar Kormákur, known for Everest and Trapped , will be making a TV series about The case of Guðmundur and Geirfinnur , Iceland's most famous missing person case, according to Deadline .

The case of Guðmundur and Geirfinnur (Icelandic: Guðmundar- og Geirfinnsmálið) dates back to 1974. Over the decades it has made its way to the media just about every year and it’s safe to say every Icelander is familiar with it.

“The series will also reflect how at the time, Iceland and its turbulent background were thrust into the international spotlight. The island nation was a battleground for ideological and intellectual supremacy of both the U.S. and USSR — encapsulated in the Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky chess Match of the Century that was staged in Reykjavik and watched by a global TV audience of millions,” says on Deadline.

Baltasar Kormákur is not the only one interested in the case, Netflix and BBC are working on a documentary about it, in collaboration Icelandic production company Sagafilm and Mosaic films.

Sævar Ciesielski was one of the six convicted. He fought …

Sævar Ciesielski was one of the six convicted. He fought for decades to have the case reopened. ?

Some facts of the case

Guðmundur Einarsson and Geirfinnur Einarsson were two men that went missing in 1974, one in January and the other in November (despite the common surname, they were unrelated.). Neither was ever seen again.

The Icelandic Police investigated, assisted by a retired German officer, Karl Schütz. A group of young people were arrested and in 1980, six were convicted in the Icelandic High Court.

There was a great lack of evidence in the case, aside from confessions after long interrogations, torture and months or years spent in solitude. The confessions, which were very vague, were all withdrawn. The case has now been reopened.

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