Remote Control (1992 film) explained
Remote Control (Icelandic: Sódóma Reykjavík is a 1992 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson in his feature-length directorial debut. The plot is a farce, revolving around the young car mechanic Axel and his adventure in the Reykjavík underworld which starts when his mother insists that he must recover the remote control to her TV. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Since it release, it has gained cult status in Iceland.[2]
The film stars Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Axel, and features the Icelandic metal band HAM.[3]
Cast
- Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson – Axel
- Þórarinn Eyfjörð – Flosi
- Thorarinn Oskar Thorarinsson – Vigfús
- Helga Braga Jónsdóttir – Símastúlka
- Þóra Friðriksdóttir – Mamma
- Margrét Hugrún Gústavsdóttir – Mæja
- Sigurjón Kjartansson – Orri
- Soley Eliasdottir – Unnur
- Óttarr Proppé – Hrólfur
- Ari Matthíasson – Þorbjörn
- Erling Jóhannesson – Arnar
- Pétur Eggerz – Sveinn
- Helgi Björnsson – 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 – Garðar
- Gígja Hilmarsdóttir – Daughter of Moli and Sonja
- Eggert Þorleifsson – Aggi Flinki
- Stefan St. Sigurjonsson – Brjánsi Sýra[4]
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Festival de Cannes: Remote Control . 23 August 2009. festival-cannes.com.
- News: Nísti í hjartað að sjá Sódómu plastaða við pylsupakka . 27 October 2023 . . 12 April 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson . Mér datt ekki í hug að þau myndu samþykkja þetta bull . 27 October 2023 . . 30 April 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Guðrún Jóna Stefánsdóttir . Hver man ekki eftir Brjánsa Sýru úr Sódómu Reykjavík? . 27 October 2023 . . 13 April 2016 . Icelandic.
