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Angels of the Universe(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-01-01
70%
30 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
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.
Languages: Icelandic.
Countries:
Denmark,
Germany,
Iceland,
Norway,
Sweden
ProductionCompanies: 
Peter Rommel Productions
Filmhuset
Movie: Angels of the Universe
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Páll
Baltasar Kormákur
Óli
Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson
Viktor
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Pétur
Thor Tulinius
Rögnvaldur
Pétur Einarsson
Brynjólfur
Theodór Júlíusson
Ólafur / faðir Páls
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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.
Release Date
2000-01-01
Average
7
Rating:
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ÍslenskaKeywords
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