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New Life (1983)

Nýtt líf (original title)
| Comedy | 30 September 1983 (Iceland)
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Two friends working at a restaurant get fired from their jobs and after seeing an advertisement for the fishing industry of the Westman Islands, decide to go there and make some money.

Director:

Þráinn Bertelsson

Writer:

Þráinn Bertelsson

Stars:

Karl Ágúst Úlfsson, Eggert Þorleifsson, Runólfur Dagbjartsson | See full cast & crew »
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Karl Ágúst Úlfsson Karl Ágúst Úlfsson ... Danni
Eggert Þorleifsson Eggert Þorleifsson ... Þór (as Eggert Thorleifsson)
Runólfur Dagbjartsson Runólfur Dagbjartsson ... Víglundur verkstjóri
Eiríkur Sigurgeirsson Eiríkur Sigurgeirsson ... Axel bónusvíkingur
Sveinn Tómasson Sveinn Tómasson ... Ási skipstjóri
Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir ... María Víglundsdóttir
Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir ... Ungfrú Snæfells- og Hnappadalssýsla
Ingveldur Gyða Kristinsdóttir Ingveldur Gyða Kristinsdóttir ... Silja unnusta Axels
Magnús S. Magnússon Magnús S. Magnússon ... Sigurður mæjónes
Frímann Lúðvíksson Frímann Lúðvíksson ... Júlli húsvörður
Hlynur Ólafsson Hlynur Ólafsson ... Alli ballgestur í Alþýðuhúsinu
Guðlaug Bjarnadóttir Guðlaug Bjarnadóttir ... Magga fyrrverandi kona Þórs
Sigurður Hallmarsson Sigurður Hallmarsson ... Miðaldra kaupfélagsstjóri
Sólrún Yngvadóttir Sólrún Yngvadóttir ... Kona á svölum
Unnur Guðjónsdóttir Unnur Guðjónsdóttir
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Two friends working at a restaurant get fired from their jobs and after seeing an advertisement for the fishing industry of the Westman Islands, decide to go there and make some money.

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Icelandic

Release Date:

30 September 1983 (Iceland) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

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