101 Reykjavik


1h 33m 2000

Brief Synopsis

A young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover and may be carrying his child. Living on social security in the protected environment of his mother's home, Hlynur has never felt the urge to venture beyond

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Menemsha Entertainment
Location
Reykjavik, Iceland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

A young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover and may be carrying his child. Living on social security in the protected environment of his mother's home, Hlynur has never felt the urge to venture beyond the confines of his microcosmic world: 101 Reykjavik. Determined to resist adulthood at all costs, he soon finds out that life is busy making other plans for him.

Crew

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-westfalen (nrw)

Producer

Pauline Aasarod

Production

Damon Albarn

Music

Damon Albarn

Song Performer

Michael P Aust

Coproducer

Elisabet Austmann

Location Manager

Einar Orn Benediktsson

Song Performer

Einar Orn Benediktsson

Music

Anna Bjork Birgisdottir

Script Supervisor

Jon Kjartan Bjornson

Helicopter Pilot

Jason Cox

Music Producer

Thorolfur Eiriksson

Sound Editor

Skule Eriksen

Editor

Fridrik Th=r Fridriksson

Consultant

Tom Girling

Other

Tom Girling

Music Producer

Pauline Griffiths

Foley

Sigridur Gudjonsdottir

Costume Designer

Steingrimure Gudmundsson

Sound Editor

Steingrimure Gudmundsson

Foley Recordist

Birna Gunnarsdottir

Production Consultant

Asta Hafflorsdottir

Hair

Arni Hansson

Production Designer

Hallgrimur Helgason

Source Material (From Novel)

Solvi Ingimundarson

Titles

Peter Aalbaek Jensen

Coproducer

Dalla Johannsdottir

Script Supervisor

Bjorn Jonsson

Graphic Designer

Bjorn Jonsson

Titles

Thor Omar Jonsson

Assistant Director

Sigvaldi J Karason

Editor

Steingrimur Karlsson

Editor

Eggert Ketilsson

Special Effects

Kjartan Kjartansson

Sound Design

Baltasar Kormakur

Screenplay

Baltasar Kormakur

Producer

Lisa Kristjansdottir

Assistant Director

Lisa Kristjansdottir

Production Manager

Ingvar Lundberg

Sound Editor

Sigurdur Markan

Song Performer

Birgir Mogensen

Sound Editor

Egil Odegaard

Coproducer

Magn·s Vi=ar Sigur=sson

Production Manager

Gudrun Sigurjonsdottir Ragna

Sound Editor

Marianne Slot

Coproducer

Peter Steuger

Director Of Photography

Thorunn Sveinsdottir

Costume Designer

Ingvar H Thordarson

Producer

Anna Thorsteinsdottir

Script Supervisor

Elly Vilhjalms

Song Performer

Christian Vizi

Coproducer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2000
Distribution Company
Menemsha Entertainment
Location
Reykjavik, Iceland

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 25, 2001

Released in United States August 24, 2001

Released in United States on Video April 15, 2003

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States May 2000

Released in United States August 2000

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States March 2001

Released in United States June 2001

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 13-27, 2000.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2000.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for actor and theater director Baltasar Kormakur.

aspect ratio 1:1.85

Released in United States Summer July 25, 2001

Released in United States August 24, 2001 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video April 15, 2003

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)

Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 13-27, 2000.)

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 2000.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)

Released in United States March 2001 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 1-11, 2001.)

Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 2001.)