''The Icelandic Dream'' (Icelandic: ''Íslenski draumurinn'' ()) is a 2000 Icelandic film directed by Róbert Ingi Douglas. The movie depicts the story about an average Icelander 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

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. His 18-year-old girlfriend "Dagmar", played by Hafdís Huld, is trying to put up with him and his hobbies and soccer, while in high school (

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). 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

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Cast

* Þórhallur Sverrisson *

* Matt Keeslar * Hafdís Huld * 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

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. 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, Róbert Ingi Douglas, 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.

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* 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 English-language independent films English-language sports comedy films {{iceland-film-stub