New Life (1983)
The film is the first of three about the misadventures of two friends, Þór and Danni. Two friends working at a restaurant get fired from their jobs and after seeing an advertisement for the fishing industry of the Westman Islands, decide to go there and make some money. The islands become a perfect setting for many funny and strange situations, especially after word gets around that the two are spies from the Ministry of Fisheries.
Director: Þráinn Bertelsson
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Eggert Þorleifsson as Þór |
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Karl Ágúst Úlfsson as Danni |
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Runólfur Dagbjartsson as Víglundur verkstjóri |
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Eiríkur Sigurgeirsson as Axel bónusvíkingur |
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Sveinn Tómasson as Ási skipsstjóri |
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Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir as María Víglundsdóttir |
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Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir as Ungrú Snæfells- og Hnappadalssýsla |
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Ingveldur Gyða Kristinsdóttir as Unnusta Axels |
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Magnús S. Magnússon as Sigurður mæjónes |
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Frímann Lúðvíksson as Júlli húsvörður |
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Hlynur Ólafsson as Alli ballgestur í Alþýðuhúsinu |
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Guðlaug Bjarnadóttir as Magga fyrrverandi kona Þórs |
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Sigurður Hallmarsson as Miðaldra kaupfélagsstjóri |
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Sólrún Yngvadóttir as Kona á svölum |
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Björk as Singer (as Björk) |
| Directing | Þráinn Bertelsson | Director |
| Writing | Þráinn Bertelsson | Writer |
| Camera | Ari Kristinsson | Director of Photography |