Angels of the Universe
Angels of the Universe

Angels of the Universe

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2000
1h 40m
7.1(32 votes)
Drama

Overview

The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.

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Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Zentropa Entertainments
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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Páll

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Directing

Baltasar Kormákur

Óli

Baltasar Kormákur
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Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson

Viktor

Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
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Hilmir Snær Guðnason

Pétur

Hilmir Snær Guðnason
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Thor Tulinius

Rögnvaldur

Thor Tulinius
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Pétur Einarsson

Brynjólfur

Pétur Einarsson
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Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir

Guðrún/Móðir Páls

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Theodór Júlíusson

Ólafur / faðir Páls

Theodór Júlíusson
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Friðrik Steinn Friðriksson

Haraldur

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Sara Margrét Nordahl

Svana

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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Dagný

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
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Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir

Móðir Dagnýjar

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Egill Ólafsson

Lúðvík

Egill Ólafsson
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Pálmi Gestsson

Vilhjálmur

Pálmi Gestsson
Crew

Jón Karl Helgason

Eysteinn

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Baldvin Halldórsson

Varðstjóri

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Jón Hjartarsson

Lögregluþjónn

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Inga Maria Valdimarsdóttir

Jóhanna

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Jóhannes Skúlason

Maður Jóhönnur

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Salka Svanhvítardóttir

Barn Péturs

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Jóhanna Jónas

Nágrannakona

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Geo von Krogh

Akkúratmaður

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Rúrik Haraldsson

Forseti Íslands

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Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir

Nanna

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Camera

Gunnar Heidar

Jesús

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Jón Stefán Kristjánsson

Yfirþjónn

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Jón Þór Ólafsson

Þjónn

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Höskuldur Skagfjörð

Baldvin Bretakóngur

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Fjölnir Bragason

Fantur

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Grímur Hjartarson

Fantur

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Kristján Ingi Sigurðsson

Gæslumaður

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Sölvi Fannar Viðarsson

Gæslumaður

Sölvi Fannar Viðarsson
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Joi Johannsson

Police Mman (uncredited)

Joi Johannsson
Crew

Hans-Peter Kochenrath

(uncredited)

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Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson

Vistmaður á Kleppi

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Einar Sigurgeirsson

Foreldrar Péturs

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Gunnhildur Sigurðardóttir

Mótir Péturs

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Erna Gísladóttir

Kona á Bessastöðum

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Guðjón Þorsteinn Pálmarsson

Háskólanemi

Guðjón Þorsteinn Pálmarsson
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Ingvar Hreinsson

Maður við Hótel Borg

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Gunnlaugur Helgason

Konni útvarpsmaður

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Production

Sara Nassim

Staðgengill Svönu

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