A simple search for a TV remote expands into a comic chain of kidnappings, misunderstandings, and rescues.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
The Missing Remote
Axel's mother asks him to retrieve the TV remote control taken by Mæja. His search for his sister begins the film's comic chain of events.
Key Events
Mother Requests the Remote — Axel's mother asks him to retrieve the television remote control. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
Mæja Takes the Remote — Mæja has taken the remote control, prompting Axel to look for her. Characters: Axel, MæjaLocation: Axel's apartment
Axel Begins Searching — Axel starts searching for Mæja and the missing remote. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
Search Reaches Criminals — Axel's search leads him to assorted petty criminals. Characters: AxelLocation: Various locations
Petty Criminal Encounters — Axel continues following leads among petty criminals. Characters: AxelLocation: Various locations
A Sister in Danger
Axel's search leads him to assorted petty criminals before Mæja is kidnapped. The kidnapping transforms a household errand into a rescue mission.
Key Events
Mæja Is Kidnapped — Mæja is kidnapped while Axel is searching for her. Characters: Axel, MæjaLocation: Unspecified location
Rescue Mission Begins — Axel changes his objective from finding Mæja to rescuing her. Characters: Axel, MæjaLocation: Various locations
Arrival at Sódóma — Axel goes to Sódóma in pursuit of his kidnapped sister. Characters: AxelLocation: Sódóma nightclub
Axel Questions Patrons — Axel talks to patrons at Sódóma while seeking information. Characters: AxelLocation: Sódóma nightclub
The Sódóma Misunderstanding
Axel goes to Sódóma and talks to its patrons. They misunderstand the situation and believe that a party is taking place at Axel's apartment.
Key Events
Axel Questions Patrons — Axel talks to patrons at Sódóma while seeking information. Characters: AxelLocation: Sódóma nightclub
Patrons Misread the Situation — The club patrons think there is a party at Axel's apartment. Characters: AxelLocation: Sódóma nightclub
Party Heads Home — The patrons leave Sódóma and go toward Axel's apartment. Characters: AxelLocation: From Sódóma to Axel's apartment
Crowd Reaches Apartment — The mistaken party situation moves into Axel's home. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
Farcical Confusion Escalates — The mistaken party produces escalating farcical confusion inside the apartment. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
The Boat Rescue
The mistaken party reaches Axel's apartment and escalates into farce. Axel's sleeping mother is carried out, placed in a boat, and becomes the focus of another rescue.
Key Events
Farcical Confusion Escalates — The mistaken party produces escalating farcical confusion inside the apartment. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
Sleeping Mother Is Carried Out — The people involved carry Axel's sleeping mother out of the apartment. Characters: AxelLocation: Axel's apartment
Mother Is Placed in Boat — Axel's sleeping mother is placed in a boat. Characters: AxelLocation: A boat
Axel Discovers the Boat — Axel discovers that his sleeping mother has been taken to the boat. Characters: AxelLocation: A boat
Second Rescue Begins — Axel must now rescue his mother from the boat. Characters: AxelLocation: A boat
Axel Rescues His Mother — Axel carries out the rescue of his mother from the boat. Characters: AxelLocation: A boat
Family Crisis Reverses — The family-centered crisis has expanded from a remote dispute to two rescue situations. Characters: Axel, MæjaLocation: Unspecified location
Chaotic Journey Concludes — Axel's search and rescue journey concludes after the boat incident. Characters: Axel, MæjaLocation: Unspecified location
Story Breakdown
Household Setup — The story begins with a family dispute over a television remote control.
Mother's Request — Axel is asked to retrieve the missing remote control.
Mæja Takes Remote — Mæja has taken the remote, prompting Axel's search.
Axel's Search — Axel follows the trail of his sister through an increasingly strange social world.
Searching for Mæja — Axel searches for his party-going sister.
Petty Criminal Leads — The search takes Axel to assorted petty criminals.
Kidnapping Crisis — Mæja's kidnapping changes the purpose and urgency of Axel's journey.
Mæja Disappears — Mæja is kidnapped during the unfolding search.
Rescue Objective — Axel must locate and rescue his sister.
Sódóma Pursuit — Axel goes to the nightclub and seeks information from its patrons.
Nightclub Arrival — Axel reaches Sódóma while pursuing Mæja's rescue.
Patron Conversations — Axel talks to people at the club about the situation.
Apartment Misunderstanding — The nightclub conversations produce a mistaken belief about a party at Axel's home.
Party Assumption — The patrons think a party is taking place at Axel's apartment.
Crowd Moves Home — The patrons go from Sódóma to Axel's apartment.
Boat Rescue Climax — The farcical apartment incident creates a second rescue challenge for Axel.
Mother Taken Outside — Axel's sleeping mother is carried out of the apartment.
Rescue from Boat — The mother is placed in a boat, and Axel must rescue her.
Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night club owner who wants to be Iceland's first mafia boss.
