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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.
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Baltasar Kormákur Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson Hilmir Snær Guðnason Thor Tulinius Pétur Einarsson Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir Theodór Júlíusson Friðrik Steinn Friðriksson Sara Margrét Nordahl Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir Hrönn Steingrímsdóttir Egill Ólafsson Pálmi Gestsson Jón Karl Helgason Baldvin Halldórsson Jón Hjartarsson Inga Maria Valdimarsdóttir Jóhannes Skúlason Salka Svanhvítardóttir Jóhanna Jónas Geo von Krogh Rúrik Haraldsson Anna Kristín Arngrímsdóttir Gunnar Heidar Jón Stefán Kristjánsson Jón Þór Ólafsson Höskuldur Skagfjörð Fjölnir Bragason Grímur Hjartarson Kristján Ingi Sigurðsson Sölvi Fannar Viðarsson Joi Johannsson Hans-Peter Kochenrath Þórarinn Óskar Þórarinsson Einar Sigurgeirsson Gunnhildur Sigurðardóttir Erna Gísladóttir Guðjón Þorsteinn Pálmarsson Ingvar Hreinsson Gunnlaugur Helgason Sara Nassim
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