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

101 Reykjavik Trailers

Cast

Lola

Victoria Abril

Hlynur

Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Berglind

Hanna María Karlsdóttir

Hófí

Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir

Brúsi

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Marri

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Ellert

Gudmundur Thorvaldsson

Þröstur

Baltasar Kormákur

Gunna

Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir

Páll

Jóhann Sigurðarson

Hafsteinn

Eyvindur Erlendsson

Elsa

Halldóra Björnsdóttir

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