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The Icelandic Dream is a film of genre Comedy released in USA on 19 october 2001 with Jón Gnarr
The Icelandic Dream (2000)
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Add to a movie listThe Icelandic Dream (Icelandic: Íslenski draumurinn (About this sound pronunciation )) is a 2000 Icelandic film directed by Robert Ingi Douglas. The movie depicts the story about an average Icelander and his dream to maintain wealth and fame.
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Þórhallur Sverrisson stars as "Tóti", a 29-year-old grade school graduate who tries to earn his living by importing Bulgarian cigarettes to Iceland. His 18-year-old girlfriend "Dagmar", played by Hafdís Huld, is trying to put up with him and his hobbies and soccer, while in high school (Menntaskóli). His best friend "Valli", a house painter and a longtime friend of Tóti speaks his mind throughout the movie, such as his thoughts on women and his patriotic ideas on Iceland, he is played by Jón Gnarr.Actors
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