Dostoevsky had a genuinely good person as protagonist in The Idiot in order to explore how such a person would get by in contemporary Russia. This movie does the same thing with modern day Iceland, but it could be set anywhere in the world.
Fúsi is 42, fat, almost friendless and lives with his mother. When he gets bullied at work, he turns the other cheek. When a lonely child asks him to play, he obliges. When a woman at his dance class asks for a lift, he drives her home. Her laconic "Thanks for not killing me" is possibly one of the best lines in the film.
We get to see a friendship evolving throughout the film, and Fúsi makes an impressive personal journey.
A gem of a movie - watch it if you haven't already.
Fúsi is 42, fat, almost friendless and lives with his mother. When he gets bullied at work, he turns the other cheek. When a lonely child asks him to play, he obliges. When a woman at his dance class asks for a lift, he drives her home. Her laconic "Thanks for not killing me" is possibly one of the best lines in the film.
We get to see a friendship evolving throughout the film, and Fúsi makes an impressive personal journey.
A gem of a movie - watch it if you haven't already.