Sweet Track

Aug 14, 1997

1h 30m

★ 4.6

Sometimes nowhere is the only place you wanna be

Overview

In search of kicks in Reykjavik in the year 2000, a pretty teenager, Stella, teams up with a handsome alcoholic, Robbi, and in a stolen car careers through Iceland with unexpected and bizarre consequences.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Icelandic Film Centre

Icelandic Filmcompany

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Cast

Robbi

Páll Banine

Stella

Þóra Dungal

Úlfur

Finni Johannsson

Crazy Radio Caller

Jón Gnarr

Radio Host / Hiker

Sigurjón Kjartansson

Rúnki

Gísli Rúnar Jónsson

Pönkari

Hafdís Huld

Stálmúsin

Vilhjálmur Árnason

Bóndi

Jörmundur Ingi Hansen

Hjólhýsavörður

Börkur Gunnarsson

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