''101 Reykjavík'' () is a 2000 Icelandic

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film directed by

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films '' 101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', ''Contraband'', '' 2 Guns'', ''Eve ...

and starring

Victoria Abril Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film '' Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' b ...

and Hilmir Snær Guðnason. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Hallgrímur Helgason,Hallgrímur Helgason, ''101 Reykjavík'' (Reykjavík: Mál og menning, 1996). ; 9979315768; 9789979314769 and both are set in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

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. The title is taken from the

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for the Miðborg district of central Reykjavík, the postal code being a common way to refer to the area. The film won nine B-class film awards and received ten nominations most notably winning the Discovery Film Award at the

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. The film centers on Hlynur, a thirty-year-old slacker who still lives with his mother, Berglind. His mother’s best friend and Spanish

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teacher, Lola, moves in with the two for Christmas. While his mother is away, Hlynur learns Lola is a

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with a high sex drive. After a night of drinking, Hlynur and Lola end up having sex. When Berglind returns home, she discloses to Hlynur that she is also a bisexual and she is in love with Lola.

Cast

Critical reception

Awards and nominations

Awards

(2000) **Discovery Award -

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(2000) **FIPRESCI Prize - Parallel Sections:

* Lübeck Nordic Film Days (2000) **Prize of the Ecumenical Jury -

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(2000) **Youth Jury Award -

* Iceland Edda Awards (2000) **Edda Award - Professional Screenwriting:

**Edda Award - Professional Sound: Kjartan Kjartansson *

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(2001) **Big Golden Arena Award - Best Film:

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(2001) **Prize of the Union of Georgian Filmmakers -

Nominations

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(2000) **Golden Leopard Award -

European Film Award The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most ...

(2000) **European Discovery of the Year -

* Iceland Edda Awards (2000) **Edda Award - Actor of the Year: Hilmir Snær Guðnason **Edda Award - Actress of the Year: Hanna María Karlsdóttir **Edda Award - Actress of the Year:

**Edda Award - Best Film **Edda Award - Director of the Year:

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(2000) **Golden Frog Award - Peter Steuger * Bogotá Film Festival (2001) **Golden Precolumbian Circle Award - Best Film:

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(2001) **Best Film Award -

References

External links

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