Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Directed by

David Dobkin

Genre

comedy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 1,585 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Icelandic musicians and lifelong friends get a shot at competing in the Eurovision Song Contest. They navigate goofy mishaps, personal feelings, and big stage pressure as they chase their dream.

feel-goodwhimsicalupbeatsillyaffectionatelightheartedaspirational

What happens

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 American musical romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, and starring Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan, and Elín Petersdóttir. It follows the personally close Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong (Ferrell) and Sigrit Ericksdóttir (McAdams) as they are given the chance to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest. Development of a film based on the Eurovision Song Contest began in 2018, with Ferrell, a self-described follower of the event, attending the 2018 and 2019 editions to conceive the characters and story. The film was officially announced in June 2018, and filming took place between August and October 2019 in Scotland, Iceland, and England. The Story of Fire Saga was originally scheduled for a May 2020 release on Netflix to coincide with the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 contest was canceled, and the film was subsequently released a month later, on June 26. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the original music but criticised the screenplay and runtime. The film received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards (for "Husavik"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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