Angels of the Universe
2000•1h 40m•7.2•Released
Drama
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
Director
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Languages
Icelandic
Studio
Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Cast
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Páll
Baltasar Kormákur
Óli
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Viktor
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Pétur
Thor Tulinius
Rögnvaldur
Pétur Einarsson
Brynjólfur
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Guðrún/Móðir Páls
Theodór Júlíusson
Ólafur / faðir Páls
Friðrik Steinn Friðriksson
Haraldur
Sara Margrét Nordahl
Svana
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Dagný
Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir
Móðir Dagnýjar
Egill Ólafsson
Lúðvík
Pálmi Gestsson
Vilhjálmur
Jón Karl Helgason
Eysteinn
Production
Company
Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Company
Peter Rommel Productions
Company
Filmhuset
Company
Zentropa Entertainments
Company
SVT
Producer
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Producer
Gunnar Carlsson
Producer
Egil Ødegård
Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
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