''The Icelandic Dream'' (Icelandic: ''Íslenski draumurinn'' ()) is a 2000 Icelandic film directed by

Róbert Ingi Douglas Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 4 June 1973, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who made his feature film debut with ''Íslenski draumurinn'' (2000). That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becom ...

. The movie depicts the story about an average

Icelander Icelander can refer to: *A person from the country of Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's ...

and his dream to maintain wealth and fame.

Plot

Þórhallur Sverrisson stars as "Tóti", a 29-year-old grade school graduate who tries to earn his living by importing Bulgarian

cigarettes A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the oppo ...

to Iceland. His 18-year-old girlfriend "Dagmar", played by

Hafdís Huld Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir (; born 22 May 1979), known simply as Hafdís Huld, is an Icelandic singer and actress. She began her musical career as a member of the electronic band GusGus in 1995 and left the group in 1999. Hafdís made her sol ...

, is trying to put up with him and his hobbies and soccer, while in high school (

Menntaskóli A menntaskóli () is an Icelandic equivalent to a gymnasium (high school, or college), although it works differently from other countries. In Iceland grade school (grunnskóli) starts in 1st grade at the age of 6 and ends in 10th grade at the ag ...

). His best friend "Valli", a

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and a longtime friend of Tóti speaks his mind throughout the movie, such as his thoughts on women and his patriotic ideas on Iceland, he is played by Jón Gnarr.

Cast

* Þórhallur Sverrisson * Jón Gnarr * Matt Keeslar *

* Laufey Brá Jónsdottir *

Þorsteinn Bachmann Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in ''Life in a Fishbowl''. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role. Early life Þorsteinn grew up in the Fossvogur area of Reykjavík, ...

Reception

The movie was filmed in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was one of the three biggest box office movies in Iceland in the year 2000. The dialogue of the film was improvised. Þórhallur Sverrisson and Jón Gnarr performance in the film set new standard in Icelandic film and television acting. The director,

, created a movie that was considerably admired for its portrayal of joy, sadness and laughter in a film about the common Icelandic man and his life.

References

External links

* * Icelandic Dream Icelandic Dream Icelandic Dream Icelandic Dream Icelandic Dream 2000s Icelandic-language films English-language Icelandic films Thai-language films Films scored by Jóhann Jóhannsson Films directed by Róbert Ingi Douglas 2000 independent films 2000 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000 multilingual films Icelandic multilingual films {{iceland-film-stub