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The Minister

Episode 5

Season 1, Episode 5 • Thriller, Drama, TV-MA, 12-Nov-2020

Benedikt starts showing increasingly erratic behavior, abusing his power to stop a deportation and ruining Steinunn’s birthday party. As Benedikt spirals into mental instability, Grímur takes advantage of his vulnerability.

Tags
Drama, Iceland, Icelandic
Cast
Thor Kristjansson cast
Aníta Briem cast
Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir cast
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson cast
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir cast
Oddur Júlíusson cast
Crew
Arnór Pálmi Arnarson director
Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson writer
Björg Magnúsdóttir writer
Birkir Blær Ingólfsson writer
Anna Vigdís Gísladóttir producer
Hilmar Sigurðsson executive producer
Kjartan Þór Þórðarson executive producer
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson executive producer
Þórhallur Gunnarsson executive producer

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