Gnarr

Name: Gnarr
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-11-12
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jón Gnarr

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7.2/10

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A few years ago when the developed world was booming the bankers and stockbrokers thought the gravy train would never end. No country epitomized this rise and fall better than Iceland. The country was an economic supernova, too rich to fail and totally incorruptible. In a matter of weeks Iceland went from the spoiled bastard child of Scandinavia, where no one had to worry about anything except how big a jeep they could afford, to being bankrupt. Against this backdrop the Idea of The Best Party was born. It started out as a joke inside the head of Iceland's most controversial and cynical comedian Jon Gnarr. The Idea was to make fun of the 'left' 'right' parties and their false morality, by showing how ridiculous they all were. The Best Parties agenda was simple honest, and outrageous Â– In these hard times Mr. Gnarr wanted a secure, comfortable, and highly paid job with absolute power to hire his close friends for all the other important and influential jobs as well. The party promised an incorruptible and a drug free parliament by the year 2020 and Mr. Gnarr made it clear that he would not talk to any of the other party's unless they had watched the entire 5 seasons of the 'The Wire.' As the real election began, driven on by Tina Turners cheesy 80Â’s rock anthem Â“Simply the BestÂ”, the Best Parties election campaign had devel- oped an unstoppable momentum of its own. Coming top in all the poles Mr. Gnarr had hit a nerve and unexpectedly become a voice for a disenfran- chised people. By Election Day something incredible was about to happen. The feel good ending of this Â“Mr. Smith Comes to TownÂ” for our brave new world is an uplifting one. Jon Gnarr really won and is now the Mayor of Reykjavik. His friends have jobs and the Wire is being watched by the opposition with great interest. The message of the film is simple and positive. The deeper the shit you are in the more you should laugh, because out of disaster, heroes can come from unlikely places.

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From Focus World, the hilarious true story of the comedian who ran for mayor of Iceland's largest city. But what starts a joke suddenly becomes serious when people start to believe - against... Read allFrom Focus World, the hilarious true story of the comedian who ran for mayor of Iceland's largest city. But what starts a joke suddenly becomes serious when people start to believe - against all odds - that he might just be the best man for the job.From Focus World, the hilarious true story of the comedian who ran for mayor of Iceland's largest city. But what starts a joke suddenly becomes serious when people start to believe - against all odds - that he might just be the best man for the job.

Director
- Gaukur Úlfarsson
Star
- Jón Gnarr

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

294

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Director
- Gaukur Úlfarsson
Star
- Jón Gnarr

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

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Gnarr: There are two kinds of people in this country. Those who know the difference between hail and sleet, because they have the experience and have been cold, and they know how it feels to be cold... and to try to start their wreck of a car with a dead battery, and somebody starts honking behind you... There are the people who have experienced this, and then there are those people in this country who have never been there, have never come out for... if the battery is dead in their car, they have another car. Yeah they fetch it from the garage. And they have never been cold, have never had any worries, have never had back pain, and they have convinced everyone else that it's best that they themselves run everything - because they're never cold and have plenty of time.

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10/10

Stórkostlegt! (Magnificent!)

This fantastic documentary follows the campaign and election of Jon Gnarr, a comedian who became mayor of Reykjavik (Iceland's capital city) in 2010. He started his own political party -- the "Best Party" -- as somewhat of a joke, but it resonated with the Icelandic people at a time when the country was experiencing a major financial crisis and were fed up with corruption.

If you happen to be Iceland-obsessed, as I am, you will be thrilled by the Sugarcubes and Björk references, as well as a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Icelandic political structure (which, in this case, challenges the existence of a structure altogether!). Also, if you've visited Iceland, as I have, you will adore the plethora of shots of Reykjavik landmarks, storefronts, and landscapes.

I cannot recommend this documentary highly enough -- it is hilarious, thought provoking, and inspiring.