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Fiasco (2000)

Fiasco (2000)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 2000, March 10
Directors: Ragnar Bragason
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Iceland
Production: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zik Zak Filmworks, Tradewind Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Rhein-Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Cast: Kristbjörg Kjeld, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Margrét Ákadóttir, Hinrik Ólafsson, Halldór Gylfason, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, Sigurður Skúlason, Gunnar Hansson, Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson, Pétur Einarsson, Tristan Gribbin, Kristín Davíðsdóttir

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

family christianity iceland