Fiasco (2000)
Fiasco (2000)
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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Margrét Ákadóttir Margrét Ákadóttir As: Steingerður
Silja Hauksdóttir Silja Hauksdóttir As: Júlía
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Ólafur Darri Ólafsson As: Gulli
Eggert Þorleifsson Eggert Þorleifsson As: Samúel
Róbert Arnfinnsson Róbert Arnfinnsson As: Karl
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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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Certification: L

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Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: English, Íslenska

Release Date: 10 March 2000

Country: DK, DE, IS

Runtime: 87m

Company Credits

Company: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zik Zak Filmworks, Tradewind Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Rhein-Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

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