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Fiasco

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.

Release DateMarch 10, 2000
StatusReleased
Original TitleFíaskó
Runtime1h 32min
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Revenue
LanguageEnglish, Icelandic, Swedish
Original LanguageIcelandic
Production CountriesDenmark, Germany, Iceland
Production CompaniesÍslenska kvikmyndasamsteypanZik Zak FilmworksTradewind PicturesZentropa EntertainmentsRhein-FilmFilmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen