Angels of the Universe

Angels of the Universe

100 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2000

The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.

Angels of the Universe

100 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2000

Angels of the Universe
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Icelandic Film, Filmhuset
Original title Englar alheimsins
Directors Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Writers Einar Már Guðmundsson

Cast

Thor Tulinius

as Rögnvaldur

Pétur Einarsson

as Brynjólfur

Theodór Júlíusson

as Ólafur / faðir Páls

Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir

as Móðir Dagnýjar

Egill Ólafsson

as Lúðvík

Pálmi Gestsson

as Vilhjálmur

Jón Karl Helgason

as Eysteinn

Baldvin Halldórsson

as Varðstjóri

Jón Hjartarsson

as Lögregluþjónn

Jóhannes Skúlason

as Maður Jóhönnur

Salka Svanhvítardóttir

as Barn Péturs

Jóhanna Jónas

as Nágrannakona

Geo von Krogh

as Akkúratmaður

Rúrik Haraldsson

as Forseti Íslands

Gunnar Heidar

as Jesús

Höskuldur Skagfjörð

as Baldvin Bretakóngur

Fjölnir Bragason

as Fantur

Grímur Hjartarson

as Fantur

Kristján Ingi Sigurðsson

as Gæslumaður

Sölvi Fannar Viðarsson

as Gæslumaður

Joi Johannsson

as Police Mman (uncredited)

Hans-Peter Kochenrath

as (uncredited)

Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson

as Vistmaður á Kleppi

Einar Sigurgeirsson

as Foreldrar Péturs

Gunnhildur Sigurðardóttir

as Mótir Péturs

Erna Gísladóttir

as Kona á Bessastöðum

Ingvar Hreinsson

as Maður við Hótel Borg

Gunnlaugur Helgason

as Konni útvarpsmaður

Sara Nassim

as Staðgengill Svönu