The Icelandic Dream
A young business man loses track on reality when his obsession with soccer grows too strong
2000 · 1h 30m · N/A Comedy
Overview
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favorite football team. He decides to start importing Bulgarian energy cigarettes in a last ditch attempt at success ... his best friend soon advises that suicide might be his best option.
Director and cast
- Jón Gnarr as Valli
- Þorsteinn Bachmann as Geiri
- Gunnar Eyjólfsson as Halldór the ex-inlaw
- Felix Bergsson as Neigbour
- Þórhallur Sverrisson as Toti
- Matt Keeslar as The American
- Hafdís Huld as Dagmar
- Laufey Brá Jónsdottir as Silja the ex-wife
- Milena Delgado as Spanish friend
- Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir as Edda
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