Fiasco

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Ragnar Bragason

Writers

Ragnar Bragason

Language

Icelandic

Country

Germany, Denmark, Iceland

Release date

10 March 2000

Ensemble

Cast

• Margrét Ákadóttir

  Steingerður

• Silja Hauksdóttir

  Júlía

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  Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

  Gulli

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  Eggert Þorleifsson

  Samúel

• Róbert Arnfinnsson

  Karl

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  Kristbjörg Kjeld

  Helga

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  Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson

  Hilmar

• Tristan Gribbin

  Nicole

• Sigurður L. Einarsson

  Garbage man #1

• Óskar Tryggvason

  Garbage man #2

• Gunnar B. Guðmundsson

  Garbage man #3

• Örn Ragnarsson

  Man in hospital