Fiasco

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 10, 2000

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

english, ICELANDIC

Countries

Iceland

Production

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen,Zentropa Entertainments,Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan,Zik Zak Filmworks,Tradewind Pictures,Rhein-Film,Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zik Zak Filmworks, Tradewind Pictures, Zentropa Entertainments, Rhein-Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0241467