Life in a Fishbowl (2014)

Original title

Vonarstræti

Directed by

Baldvin Zophoníasson

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

16

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows three people in Reykjavik whose lives are connected by a tragic event. One is a former soccer star struggling with alcoholism. Another is a conservative family man. The third is a young woman trying to escape her past.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivebleakemotionalpersonalthoughtfulquiet

What happens

Life in a Fishbowl (Icelandic: Vonarstræti, literally Hope Street) is a 2014 Icelandic drama film directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson. It was screened in the Discovery section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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