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Pearls and Swine
Lisa wants to take a cruise, hubby Finnbogi schemes to make money. He buys a dilapidated bakery. They get lucky when Karolina, who bakes great cakes, offers to work for them. She's the mother of Marta, head of the area's largest bakery, and the two have quarreled. Marta can't abide mom's rebellion or the rival bakery's success, so she inveigles Finnbogi to invest in porn toys without telling Lisa. Where does he get the cash? From his son Bjartmar, who has promised Russian sailors he'll arrange the purchase of ten Landas. The Russians are coming to collect their cars, Finnbogi hasn't sold a single dildo, hard-bitten Marta plans one more nasty trick. How can Lisa get her cruise?
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Lisa wants to take a cruise, hubby Finnbogi schemes to make money. He buys a dilapidated bakery. They get lucky when Karolina, who bakes great cakes, offers to work for them. She's the mother of Marta, head of the area's largest bakery, and the two have quarreled. Marta can't abide mom's rebellion or the rival bakery's success, so she inveigles Finnbogi to invest in porn toys without telling Lisa. Where does he get the cash? From his son Bjartmar, who has promised Russian sailors he'll arrange the purchase of ten Landas. The Russians are coming to collect their cars, Finnbogi hasn't sold a single dildo, hard-bitten Marta plans one more nasty trick. How can Lisa get her cruise?
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Óskar Jónasson
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Runtime:82 minutes
Studio:Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments
Cast
Óskar Jónasson
Director
Fannar Guðmundsson
Barn
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Lísa
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Bjartmar
Jóhann Sigurðarson
Finnbogi
Edda Björgvinsdóttir
Marta
Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Eygló
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Erlingur
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Viktor
María Guðmundsdóttir
Karólína
Baldvin Halldórsson
Vinur Karólínu
Kjartan Guðjónsson
Fasteignasali
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