---
title: 'No Such Thing (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hal Hartley'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Iceland'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/no-such-thing-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248190/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# No Such Thing (2001)

2001 · 102 min · Horror, Comedy, Romance · Iceland, United States


## Synopsis

No Such Thing is a 2001 supernatural drama film directed by Hal Hartley. It tells the story of Beatrice, a journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. The story is based very loosely on the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the May 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hal Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-hartley)
- **Screenplay:** [Hal Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-hartley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hal Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-hartley)
- **Producer:** [Hal Hartley](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-hartley), [Friðrik Þór Friðriksson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fri-rik-or-fri-riksson), [Cecilia Kate Roque](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-kate-roque)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Spiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-spiller)

## Cast

- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)
- [Kristbjörg Kjeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristbjorg-kjeld)
- [Erica Gimpel](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-gimpel)
- [Robert John Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-john-burke)
- [María Ellingsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-ellingsen)
- [Baltasar Kormákur](https://cinepixo.com/people/baltasar-kormakur)
- [Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingvar-eggert-sigur-sson)
- [Sarah Polley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-polley)
- [Paul Lazar](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-lazar)
- [Julie Christie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-christie)
- [Sigurður Skúlason](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigur-ur-skulason)
- [Theódór Júlíusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-juliusson)
- [Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rostur-leo-gunnarsson)
- [Bill Sage](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-sage)
- [Damian Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-young)

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