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Act Normal (2006)
Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Documentary · 1h 21m
Robert T. Edison was born and raised in Nottingham, England. When he was fourteen years old he began to practice Buddhism. Eighteen years old he became a monk and went to Thailand where, for a decade, he spent his time in monasteries around the country. He became the first Buddhist monk in Iceland when he moved here in 1994 and founded a Buddhist sect. Five years later Robert decided to "derobe" and get married. After sixteen years of celibacy Robert had to deal with being "normal" - getting employment, paying his bills and dealing with the needs of his partner. After four years in "the real world" Robert travelled back to Thailand to become a monk again. Act Normal is filmed from 1994 to 2006 and is a unique exploration of one man´s twelve-year search for some kind of love.
Crew
- Director
- Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
- Director of Photography
- Ragnar Santos
- Editor
- Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Benedikt Jóhannesson
- Producer
- Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Ragnar Santos, Helgi Sverrisson
Details
- Release date
- 2006-10-01
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- IS
- Spoken languages
- English