Áramótaskaup: 2015

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Áramótaskaup: 2015

2015

1h 1m

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Overview

Áramótaskaup: 2015 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the year.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Atli Fannar Bjarkason

Guðjón Davíð Karlsson

Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson

Anna Hafþórsdóttir

Birgitta Birgisdóttir

Bjarni Snæbjörnsson

Bylgja Babylons

Eggert Þ. Rafnsson

Egill Ólafsson

Creative team

Directed by: Kristófer Dignus
Written by: Atli Fannar Bjarkason
Guðjón Davíð Karlsson
Produced by: Hugi Halldórsson
Þór Freysson

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