Iceland
Synopsis
A young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover, and may be carrying his child. Set against the backdrop of Reykjavik's swinging nigthlife, this zany black comedy takes a candid look at its antihero's compelling, confused, and often hilarious sexual universe. Living on a social security in the protected environment of his mother's home, Hlynur has never felt the urge to venture beyond the confines of his microcosmic world: 101 Reykjavik. Determined to resist adulthood at all cost, he soon finds out that life is busy making other plans for him.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Written by: Baltasar Kormákur
Produced by: Ingvar Thordarson
Cinematography: Peter Steuger
Editing: Skule Eriksen, Sigvaldi J. Karason, Steingrimur Karlsson
Production Design: Arni Pall Johannsson
Original Score: Damon Albarn, Einar Orn Benediktsson
Sound: Kjartan Kjartansson
Cast: Ölafur Darri Olafsson, Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Hanna Maria Karlsdottir, Baltasar Kormákur, Thrudur Vilhjalmsdottir
Nominations and Awards
- European Discovery of the Year - Fassbinder Award 2000