Remote Control (1992 film)

(Redirected from Sódóma Reykjavík)

Remote Control (Icelandic: Sódóma Reykjavík (pronunciation) 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]

Remote Control
Directed byÓskar Jónasson
Written byÓskar Jónasson
Produced byJón Ólafsson
StarringBjörn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Edited byValdís Óskarsdóttir
Music by
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

The film stars Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Axel, and features the Icelandic metal band HAM.[3]

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Remote Control". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Nísti í hjartað að sjá Sódómu plastaða við pylsupakka". RÚV (in Icelandic). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (30 April 2022). "Mér datt ekki í hug að þau myndu samþykkja þetta bull". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ 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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