101 Reykjavík
101 Rvk
Average: 4
- ratings (2)
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Director:
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Baltasar Kormakur
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Production:
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Zentropa Entertainments
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Filmhuset and Liberator Productions
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Year:
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2000
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Running time:
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90'
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Cast:
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Genre:
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Romance,
Comedy,
Nordic Countries Movies
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Plot synopsis:
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Set against the backdrop ...
Set against the backdrop of Reykjavik's swinging nightlife, this zany black comedy takes a candid look at it's antihero's compelling, confused and often hilarious sexual universe. Living on social security in the protected environment of his mothers home, Hlynur has never felt the urge to venture beyond the confines of his microcosmic world: The downtown postal area of 101 Reykjavik. Determined to resist adulthood at any cost, he soon finds out that life is busy making other plans for him.
Whit a dry, biting humor, this slice of life weaves a tapestry of lives that gives us insight not only to the characters but the youth culture they represent. 
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Nation:
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ICELAND
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Cinematography:
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Film editor:
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Screenplay:
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Baltasar Kormákur
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Play4film's point of view:
This is a European co-production which involved Denmark, Norway, France and Germany. "101 Reykjavic" focuses on the character of Hlynus, a young man who doesn't want to grow up for his own good reasons. An unusual situation which involves his mother and his lover helps him find a way. An extreme and thrilling tale of personal growth which aims at the heart and at the stomach, it was directed by Baltasar Kormakur who was born in Reykjavik in 1966.
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Awards:
Locarno 2000
Youth Jury Award Euro<26: Baltasar Kormákur
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