Remote Control (Icelandic: Sódóma Reykjavík () is a 1992 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson in his feature-length directorial debut. The plot is a farce, revolving around the young car mechanic Axel and his adventure in the Reykjavík underworld which starts when his mother insists that he must recover the remote control to her TV. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Since it release, it has gained cult status in Iceland.[2]
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| Directed by | Óskar Jónasson |
| Written by | Óskar Jónasson |
| Produced by | Jón Ólafsson |
| Starring | Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson |
| Edited by | Valdís Óskarsdóttir |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
The film stars Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Axel, and features the Icelandic metal band HAM.[3]
Cast
edit- Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson – Axel
- Þórarinn Eyfjörð – Flosi
- Thorarinn Oskar Thorarinsson – Vigfús
- Helga Braga Jónsdóttir – Símastúlka
- Þóra Friðriksdóttir – Mamma
- Margrét Hugrún Gústavsdóttir – Mæja
- Sigurjón Kjartansson – Orri
- Soley Eliasdottir – Unnur
- Óttarr Proppé – Hrólfur
- Ari Matthíasson – Þorbjörn
- Erling Jóhannesson – Arnar
- Pétur Eggerz – Sveinn
- Helgi Björnsson – Moli
- Ólafur Guðmundsson – Árni
- Björn Karlsson – Höddi Feiti
- Rósa Guðný Þórsdóttir – Sonja
- Guðný Helgadóttir – Katrín
- Árni Pétur Guðjónsson – Viggó
- Hjálmar Hjálmarsson – Hjörtur
- Jóhann G. Jóhannsson – Garðar
- Gígja Hilmarsdóttir – Daughter of Moli and Sonja
- Eggert Þorleifsson – Aggi Flinki
- Stefan St. Sigurjonsson – Brjánsi Sýra[4]
- Þröstur Guðbjartsson – Elli
- Steinunn Ólafsdóttir – Afgreiðslustúlka
- Skúli Gautason – Grímur
- Björgúlfur Egilsson – Rótari
- Björn Blöndal – Trommari
- Flosi Þorgeirsson – Gítarleikari
- Baldur Maríusson – Veiðimaður
- Sólveig Stefánsdóttir – Barn
- Ingólfur Þór Guðmundsson – Barn
- Þórir Steingrímsson – Hallvarður
- Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson – Áslákur
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Remote Control". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Nísti í hjartað að sjá Sódómu plastaða við pylsupakka". RÚV (in Icelandic). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (30 April 2022). "Mér datt ekki í hug að þau myndu samþykkja þetta bull". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Guðrún Jóna Stefánsdóttir (13 April 2016). "Hver man ekki eftir Brjánsa Sýru úr Sódómu Reykjavík?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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