Young homeless man Lucas fails in a suicide attempt. Short-tempered bartenderJacques has a heart- attack. They share a room in the hospital and agree that Lucas can stay in the bar, and that Jacques will coach him to become his successor. The director reveals a bar as a sacred place of men which has it’s special philosophy and rules.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 30 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, Denmark, United States, France, Germany, 2009
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- Language
- English, German
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Dagur Kári
- Screenplay
- Dagur Kári
- Producers
- Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson
- Cinematography
- Rasmus Videbæk
- Music
- Slowblow
- Cast
- Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Isild le Besco
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Dagur Kári
Dagur Kári is an Icelandic director and writer. He has graduated from the National Film School of Denmark and created three short films. „Noi the Albino“ is his debute feature film wich achieved international succsess. „Scanorama“ presented a retrospective of the director (2006) and his newest feature „Fúsi“ (2015).
