
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.
Fiasco
Rating
3.7/10
Release Date
2000-03-10
Runtime
92 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Margrét Ákadóttir
Steingerður

Silja Hauksdóttir
Júlía

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Gulli

Eggert Þorleifsson
Samúel

Róbert Arnfinnsson
Karl

Kristbjörg Kjeld
Helga

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Hilmar

Tristan Gribbin
Nicole

Sigurður L. Einarsson
Garbage man #1

Óskar Tryggvason
Garbage man #2

Gunnar B. Guðmundsson
Garbage man #3

Örn Ragnarsson
Man in hospital
Production Companies

Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan

Zik Zak Filmworks

Tradewind Pictures

Zentropa Entertainments
Rhein-Film

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen