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Fiasco
Set in present-day Reykjavík, Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives. Karl, an old age pensioner, is busy chasing after an amnesic old screen legend. Julia, Karl's granddaughter, is torn between a mediocre bank manager and a wild sailor, and tells them both she is pregnant. But is she really? Steingerdur, Julia's mother, has a wild crush on a preacher who has a serious drinking problem, and ends up with a dead stripper in his Jacuzzi. The characters cross each other as the film progresses, until the three interwoven strands of the story finally come together in an explosive and hilarious crescendo full of surprises.
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Set in present-day Reykjavík, Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives. Karl, an old age pensioner, is busy chasing after an amnesic old screen legend. Julia, Karl's granddaughter, is torn between a mediocre bank manager and a wild sailor, and tells them both she is pregnant. But is she really? Steingerdur, Julia's mother, has a wild crush on a preacher who has a serious drinking problem, and ends up with a dead stripper in his Jacuzzi. The characters cross each other as the film progresses, until the three interwoven strands of the story finally come together in an explosive and hilarious crescendo full of surprises.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Ragnar Bragason
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zik Zak Filmworks, Tradewind Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Rhein-Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cast
Ragnar Bragason
Director
Margrét Ákadóttir
Steingerður
Silja Hauksdóttir
Júlía
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Gulli
Eggert Þorleifsson
Samúel
Róbert Arnfinnsson
Karl
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Helga
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Hilmar
Tristan Gribbin
Nicole
Sigurður L. Einarsson
Garbage man #1
Óskar Tryggvason
Garbage man #2
Gunnar B. Guðmundsson
Garbage man #3
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