''Remote Control'' ( Icelandic: ''Sódóma Reykjavík'' () is a 1992

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ic film directed by

Óskar Jónasson Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film ''Remote Control'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' won ...

in his feature-length directorial debut. The plot is a

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity or ...

, revolving around the young

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Axel and his adventure in the

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underworld which starts when his mother insists that he must recover the remote control to her TV. It was screened in the

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section at the

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. The film stars

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

as Axel, and features the Icelandic metal band

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Cast

– Axel * Þórarinn Eyfjörð – Flosi * Thorarinn Oskar Thorarinsson – Vigfús * Helga Braga Jónsdóttir – Símastúlka * Þóra Friðriksdóttir – Mamma * Margrét Hugrún Gústavsdóttir – Mæja *

Sigurjón Kjartansson Sigurjón Kjartansson (born 20 September 1968) is an Icelandic writer and producer. Co-creator of ''Katla.'' Showrunner of '' Trapped''. He is known for his role in the radio duo Tvíhöfði with Jón Gnarr and for his part in the popular Icela ...

– Orri * Soley Eliasdottir – Unnur * Óttarr Proppé – Hrólfur * Ari Matthíasson – Þorbjörn * Erling Jóhannesson – Arnar * Pétur Eggerz – Sveinn *

Helgi Björnsson Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icela ...

– Moli * Ólafur Guðmundsson – Árni * Björn Karlsson – Höddi Feiti * Rósa Guðný Þórsdóttir – Sonja * Guðný Helgadóttir – Katrín * Árni Pétur Guðjónsson – Viggó * Hjálmar Hjálmarsson – Hjörtur *

Jóhann G. Jóhannsson Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname meani ...

– Garðar * Gígja Hilmarsdóttir – Daughter of Moli and Sonja * Eggert Þorleifsson – Aggi Flinki * Stefan St. Sigurjonsson – Brjánsi Sýra * Þröstur Guðbjartsson – Elli * Steinunn Ólafsdóttir – Afgreiðslustúlka * Skúli Gautason – Grímur * Björgúlfur Egilsson – Rótari * Björn Blöndal – Trommari * Flosi Þorgeirsson – Gítarleikari * Baldur Maríusson – Veiðimaður * Sólveig Stefánsdóttir – Barn * Ingólfur Þór Guðmundsson – Barn * Þórir Steingrímsson – Hallvarður * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson – Áslákur

References

External links

* * 1992 films 1992 comedy films 1992 directorial debut films 1990s Icelandic-language films Films directed by Óskar Jónasson Icelandic comedy films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub