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101 Reykjavik
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101 Reykjavik

May 31, 2000
1h 28m
★ 6.2

Overview

Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with them for Christmas. On New Year's Eve, while his mother is away, Hlynur finds out Lola is a lesbian, but also ends up having sex with her. He soon finds out he and his mother are sharing more than a house. Eventually he must find out where he fits into the puzzle, and how to live life less selfishly.

Genres

Drama
Comedy
Romance

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments
Filmhuset
Liberator Productions
Troika Entertainment GmbH

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Cast

Victoria Abril

Lola

Victoria Abril

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hlynur

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Hanna María Karlsdóttir

Berglind

Hanna María Karlsdóttir

Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir

Hófí

Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Brúsi

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Marri

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Gudmundur Thorvaldsson

Ellert

Gudmundur Thorvaldsson

Baltasar Kormákur

Þröstur

Baltasar Kormákur

Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir

Gunna

Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir

Jóhann Sigurðarson

Páll

Jóhann Sigurðarson

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Hafsteinn

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Halldóra Björnsdóttir

Elsa

Halldóra Björnsdóttir

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