Act Normal

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Camera	Director of Photography	Ragnar Santos
Editing	Editor	Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Benedikt Jóhannesson
Sound	Music	Barði Jóhannsson Pavel E. Smid Tómas R. Einarsson
	Sound Designer	Jón Skuggi
Production	Producer	Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Ragnar Santos Helgi Sverrisson
	Co-Producer	Jenny Westergard Stefan C. Schaefer
	Executive Producer	Babeth Van Loo
	Location Manager	Birgir Jóhannesson
	Production Assistant	Björn Sigurðsson Jóhann Valdimarsson Kate Dain
	Production Manager	Helgi Sverrisson
Art	Art Direction	Helgi Johannesson Úlfur Grönvold
	Production Design	Linda Stefansdottir
	Prop Designer	Sigurbjörn Búi Baldvinsson Sveinn Thorarensen
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Thorunn Brandsdottir
	Makeup & Hair	Sólveig Birna Gísladóttir
Department	Role	Name

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