Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest:
The Story of Fire Saga
Promotional film poster
Directed byDavid Dobkin
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Cohen
Edited byGreg Hayden
Music byAtli Örvarsson
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • June 26, 2020 (2020-06-26)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[2]

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 American musical romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Will Ferrell and Harper Steele,[a] and starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, and Pierce Brosnan. The film follows the personally close Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdóttir as they are given the chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Story of Fire Saga was originally scheduled for a May 2020 release on Netflix to coincide with the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 contest was canceled, and the film was subsequently released a month later, on June 26.[3][4] It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the original music but criticised the screenplay and runtime, but was favourably received by many Eurovision fans.[5][6][7] The film received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards (for "Husavik").[8]


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  1. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga". Netflix. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "FILM REVIEW: Eurovision Song Contest The Story Of Fire Saga". www.thegayuk.com. July 7, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Mahjouri, Shakiel (April 17, 2020). "Rachel McAdams Donates $10,000 To London Health Sciences Centre Stream-A-Thon". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 18, 2018). "Will Ferrell To Star In Netflix Music Pic 'Eurovision' As Another A-List Comedy Star Tries A Streaming Vehicle". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Rooney, David (June 24, 2020). "'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Adams, William Lee (June 30, 2020). "Eurovision movie: Are people in Iceland offended by the Will Ferrell Netflix film?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "The full list of 2021 Oscars nominations". The Guardian. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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