XL
Ex-family man, avid womanizer, heavy-drinking, parliamentarian, Leifur, is forced to go into rehab by his political rival, following a well publicized art exhibition brawl. Full of denial, Leifur throws a party before checking in, but when it´s time to leave – very few do, turning the night into an adventure exclusively for those old enough to vote.
- 4.3
- 2013
- Released
- 1h 27m
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Leifur Sigurðarson
María Birta Bjarnadóttir
Æsa
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
SjöfnElma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir
Kristína
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Prime minister
Helgi Björnsson
EiríkurRúnar Guðbrandsson
HrafnkellMargrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
GuðbjörgHafdís Helga Helgadóttir
BjörkSnorri Ásmundsson
Antoníus
Tanja Björk Ómarsdóttir
AnnaEdda Arnljótsdóttir
Sigrún
Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Haraldur therapy guyHanna Kristín Birgisdóttir
Lolita #4Karolina Boguslawska
Sóley (Lolita #2)Inga María Eyjólfsdóttir
Karitas (Lolita #1)Hilmir Jensson
DanniEva María Jónsdóttir
Herself (Talk show host)
Stefán Jónsson
Taxi driverVíkingur Kristjánsson
ÁgústÞórunn Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Lolita #5Róbert Marshall
HimselfKatla Rut Pétursdóttir
WaitressLeifur Gauti Sigurðsson
PolicemanGuðmundur Steingrímsson
HimselfJórunn Steinsson
Kolbrún (Lolita #3)Auður Ómarsdóttir
Lolita #6
Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir
Mother-in-law
Released
is
- #sex addiction
- #iceland
- #alcoholism
Reviews
XL is film about excess and a metaphor of the wonderful party Icelanders were having until it all came crashing down in 2007 onwards with the financial meltdown. Actor Olafur Darri Olafsson gives a tour de force performance, totally without inhibitions as Icelandic politician Leifur ordered by the Prime Minister to go to rehab for his alcoholism. Booze is the least of his problems. He is ove