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Gnarr

2010 · 93 min

A wry, scrappy underdog chronicle that turns political farce into something oddly hopeful and human.

Directed by
Gaukur Úlfarsson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jón Gnarr
Tagline
Comedy will never be the same!
Overview
A few years ago when the developed world was booming the bankers and stockbrokers thought the gravy train would never end. Now we all know what came next. The same thing that always comes next - Banking collapse, false wars, and recession. No country epitomized this rise and fall better than Iceland. Amongst the chaos politics staggered on and an election of new leaders began. For the jaded people whose lives had been changed so drastically, something needed to be done. Against this backdrop the Idea of The Best Party was born. It started out as a joke inside the head of Iceland's most cynical and most controversial comedian Jon Gnarr. The Idea was to poke fun at the establishment that had failed so spectacularly. Parody the arrogance of the 'left' 'right' parties and their false morality, by showing how ridiculous they all were. By Election Day something incredible was about to happen.

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Directed by
Gaukur Úlfarsson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jón Gnarr
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • corruption
  • media
  • class
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Gaukur Úlfarsson
Starring
Jón Gnarr
Runtime
93 min
Country
Iceland
Languages
Icelandic

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