The Icelandic Dream (2000)
"Íslenski draumurinn" (original title)

A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favourite football team.

Director:

Róbert I. Douglas

Writer:

Róbert I. Douglas

Stars:

Þórhallur Sverrisson, Jón Gnarr, Matt Keeslar

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Þórhallur Sverrisson	...	Toti
Jón Gnarr	...	Valli
Matt Keeslar	...	The American
Hafdís Huld	...	Dagmar
Laufey Brá Jónsdottir	...	Silja the ex-wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Þorsteinn Bachmann	...	Geiri
Felix Bergsson	...	Neigbour
Milena Delgado	...	Spanish friend
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir	...	Edda
Gunnar Eyjólfsson	...	Halldór the ex-inlaw
Guðrún Gísladóttir	...	Mother
Björgvin Franz Gíslason	...	Johnny Norway (as Björgvin Franz)
Helga Hafdís	...	Sól
Laufey Karítas	...	Vala
Sigurjón Kjartansson	...	Loser

Storyline

A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favourite football team.

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Plot Keywords:

icelandic | thai | icelandic american | thai icelandic | satire | 

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Taglines:

A young business man looses track on reality when his obsession with soccer grows too strong

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

The Icelandic Dream The Icelandic Filmcompany (icelandic)

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic English Thai

Release Date:

8 September 2000 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

The Icelandic Dream

Filming Locations:

Reykjavík, Iceland

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$76,694 (Iceland) (8 September 2000)

Gross:

$379,439 (Iceland) (17 November 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icelandic Filmcompany, The, Eliza Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

The Best Icelandic Film Ever

This film is absolutely the best film ever made in Iceland. It's like Icelanders have finally started to make movies that you can actually compare to foreign movies in originality, character depth, style, story and so much more. Icelandic movies have been good looking yes, very well made production wise and so on, but not much else. This one might be a bit raw (it suits the story quite well) but what it lacks in production value it more than makes up for it in originality, story, acting and humor. It's also about the only Icelandic film that does not include the landscape as one of it's main characters. Instead it's the Icelandic people in all their ignorant and stupid glory.