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| Directed by | Baltasar Kormákur |
| Written by | Hallgrímur Helgason Baltasar Kormákur |
| Based on | 101 Reykjavík by Hallgrímur Helgason |
| Produced by | Ingvar Þórðarson Baltasar Kormákur |
| Starring | Victoria Abril Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hanna María Karlsdóttir |
| Cinematography | Peter Steuger |
| Edited by | Skule Eriksen Sigvaldi J. Kárason |
| Music by | Damon Albarn Einar Örn Benediktsson |
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| Distributed by | 101 Limited |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Languages | Icelandic English |
| Box office | $546,459[2] |
101 Reykjavík (pronunciationⓘ) is a 2000 Icelandic romantic comedy film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Victoria Abril and Hilmir Snær Guðnason. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Hallgrímur Helgason,[3] and both are set in Reykjavík, Iceland. The title is taken from the postal code for the Miðborg district of central Reykjavík, the postal code being a common way to refer to the area. The film won nine B-class film awards and received ten nominations most notably winning the Discovery Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film centers on Hlynur, a thirty-year-old slacker who still lives with his mother, Berglind. His mother’s best friend and Spanish flamenco teacher, Lola, moves in with the two for Christmas. While his mother is away, Hlynur learns Lola is a bisexual with a high sex drive. After a night of drinking, Hlynur and Lola end up having sex. When Berglind returns home, she discloses to Hlynur that she is also a bisexual and she is in love with Lola.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 47 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "A funny, offbeat romantic comedy about an unlikely tryst with the beautiful Icelandic landscape as a backdrop."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5]
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