''Life in a Fishbowl'' (, literally ''Hope Street'') is a 2014 Icelandic
drama film
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directed by
Baldvin ZophonÃasson
Baldvin ZophonÃasson, or Baldvin Z, is an Icelandic film and television director, writer, and producer. He was born in 1978 in Akureyri. He is best known for his films ''Jitters'', ''Life in a Fishbowl'', '' Let Me Fall'', and the television s ...
.
It was screened in the Discovery section of the
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
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.
It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
87th Academy Awards
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, but was not nominated.
Plot
The movie follows three people living in Reykjavik in 2006. Eik, a kindergarten teacher and mother struggling to make money thus working as part time as a
prostitute
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, Sölvi, a former athlete who is now in the corporate world and Móri, an older man struggling with alcoholism.
Cast
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Hera Hilmar
Hera Hilmarsdóttir (born 27 December 1988), known professionally as Hera Hilmar, is an Icelandic actress. Starting her career as a child actor, she has been active in the film industry since 1995.
Personal life
Hera is the daughter of the film ...
as Eik
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Thor Kristjansson as Sölvi
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Ingvar Þórðarson
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as Hannes
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Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson is an Icelandic stage and film actor who starred in and co-wrote 2011's '' Either Way'', Ragnar Bragason's '' Metalhead'' and Baltasar Kormákur's '' The Deep''.
Career
Gunnarsson stars in the film Rams which premiered ...
as Gústi
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Þorsteinn Bachmann
Þorsteinn Bachmann (born 25 October 1965) is an Icelandic actor. He is known for his role as Móri in ''Life in a Fishbowl''. In 2015 he won an Edda Award for that same role.
Early life
Þorsteinn grew up in the Fossvogur area of ReykjavÃk, ...
as Móri
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as AnÃta
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Birgir Örn Steinarsson
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as Rakari / Barber
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Markus Reymann as Gerald
See also
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References
External links
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2014 films
2014 drama films
Films scored by Ólafur Arnalds
2010s Icelandic-language films
Febiofest award winners
Icelandic drama films
Films set in the Great Recession
Films about prostitution
Films about child sexual abuse
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