Fiasco

Fiasco

87 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 10, 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.

Fiasco

87 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 10, 2000

Fiasco
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.
IMDb rating 3.7
Producers Zentropa Entertainments, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tradewind Pictures, Icelandic Film, Zik Zak Filmworks, Rhein-Film
Original title Fíaskó
Directors Ragnar Bragason
Writers

Cast

Margrét Ákadóttir

as Steingerður

Silja Hauksdóttir

as Júlía

Eggert Þorleifsson

as Samúel

Tristan Gribbin

as Nicole

Sigurður L. Einarsson

as Garbage man #1

Óskar Tryggvason

as Garbage man #2

Gunnar B. Guðmundsson

as Garbage man #3

Örn Ragnarsson

as Man in hospital

Ásta B. Sturludóttir

as Paramedic

Sigurbjörn Halldórsson

as Bus driver

Pétur Einarsson

as Frosti