Fiasco
Fiasco

Fiasco

3.7(7 votes)
2000
1h 32m
Comedy
Drama

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.

Production

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

Cast

Margrét Ákadóttir

Margrét Ákadóttir

Steingerður

Silja Hauksdóttir

Silja Hauksdóttir

Júlía

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Gulli

Eggert Þorleifsson

Eggert Þorleifsson

Samúel

Róbert Arnfinnsson

Róbert Arnfinnsson

Karl

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Helga

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson

Hilmar

Tristan Gribbin

Tristan Gribbin

Nicole

Sigurður L. Einarsson

Sigurður L. Einarsson

Garbage man #1

Óskar Tryggvason

Óskar Tryggvason

Garbage man #2

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