
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
Release Date: 1/1/2000
Runtime: 100 minutes
Languages: Icelandic
Director: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
00Companies: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset, Zentropa Entertainments, SVT
Countries: Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Viktor

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Páll

Baltasar Kormákur
Óli

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Viktor

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Pétur

Thor Tulinius
Rögnvaldur

Pétur Einarsson
Brynjólfur

Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Guðrún/Móðir Páls

Theodór Júlíusson
Ólafur / faðir Páls
Friðrik Steinn Friðriksson
Haraldur
Sara Margrét Nordahl
Svana

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Dagný
Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir
Móðir Dagnýjar
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