Leifur Sigurðarson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Leifur Sigurðarson
Overview
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.
Trailer
XL (2013) | Official Trailer
Cast
Æsa
María Birta Bjarnadóttir
Æsa
Sjöfn
Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Sjöfn
Kristína
Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir
Kristína
Prime minister
Þorsteinn Bachmann
Prime minister
Eiríkur
Helgi Björnsson
Eiríkur
Hrafnkell
Rúnar Guðbrandsson
Hrafnkell
Guðbjörg
Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Guðbjörg
Björk
Hafdís Helga Helgadóttir
Björk
Antoníus
Snorri Ásmundsson
Antoníus
Anna
Tanja Björk Ómarsdóttir
Anna
Anastasia
Monika Ewa Orlowska
Anastasia
Reviews
DanDare
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 overweight, on drugs and a sex addict. He looks down on people and they are his voters. The film is shown in Leifur's alcoholic point of view, jumping at different points in time as we see his pathetic descent into excess and corruption.
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