Overview
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 and cast
- Margrét Ákadóttir as Steingerður
- Silja Hauksdóttir as Júlía
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Gulli
- Eggert Þorleifsson as Samúel
- Róbert Arnfinnsson as Karl
- Kristbjörg Kjeld as Helga
- Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Hilmar
- Tristan Gribbin as Nicole
- Sigurður L. Einarsson as Garbage man #1
- Óskar Tryggvason as Garbage man #2
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