Fiasco

Set in presentday Reykjavík Fiasco draws a narrative circle of interconnecting stories in which three members of the Bardal household deal with the secret loves in their lives Karl an old age pensioner is busy chasing after an amnesic old screen legend Julia Karls granddaughter is torn between a mediocre bank manager and a wild sailor and tells them both she is pregnant But is she really Steingerdur Julias mother has a wild crush on a preacher who has a serious drinking problem and ends up with a dead stripper in his Jacuzzi The characters cross each other as the film progresses until the three interwoven strands of the story finally come together in an explosive and hilarious crescendo full of surprises