LIFE IN A FISHBOWL
synopsis
Life in a fishbowl portrays three intertwined stories that take place in Reykjavik in 2006.
Móri is a poet and a drunkard, battling with his past and searching for forgiveness for the unforgiveable.
Eik, who is a young mother and nursery school teacher, moonlights as a hooker in order to support herself and her daughter. She has to struggle to make ends meet because she is utterly estranged from her extremely well-to-do family.
Sölvi is a famous former footballer who is making his way up the corporate ladder. Gradually, he becomes entangled in a world of corruption and moral complacency and bit by bit he starts to lead a double life.
international title: | Life in a Fishbowl |
original title: | Vonarstræti |
country: | Iceland, Finland, Czech Republic, Sweden |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Baldvin Zophoníasson |
release date: | IS 10/08/2014, HU 27/08/2015 |
screenplay: | Birgir Örn Steinarsson, Baldvin Zophoníasson |
cast: | Hera Hilmar, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Gunnarsson Laufey, Elíasdóttir Kristín, Lea Sigríðardóttir |
cinematography by: | Jóhann Máni Jóhannsson |
film editing: | Sigurbjörg Jónsdóttir |
art director: | Gunnar Pálsson |
costumes designer: | Margrét Einarsdóttir |
producer: | Júlíus Kemp, Ingvar Thórdarson |
co-producer: | Birna Paulina Einarsdottir |
production: | Kisi - The Icelandic Film Company, Solar Films Inc. Oy, Axman Production, Harmonica Films AB |
distributor: | Vertigo Media |