Íslenski draumurinn (2000)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Róbert I. Douglas

Writer:

Róbert I. Douglas (writer)

Release Date:

8 September 2000 (Iceland)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Independency | Icelandic | Obsession | Iceland | Soccer

Awards:

4 nominations

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:
Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir	...	Fjóla
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
Helgi Kolviðsson	...	Football star
Suwanna Muakkawea	...	Nanna the Thai wife
Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson	...	2nd jail warden
Ragnheiður Róbertsdóttir	...	Dagmars friend
Þórhallur Sigurðsson	...	Shop owner
Iris Thöll	...	Magga

Also Known As:

The Icelandic Dream (International: English title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Iceland

Language:

Icelandic | English | Thai

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Reykjavík, Iceland

Company:

Icelandic Filmcompany, The

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.