Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 American musical comedy film directed by David Dobkin and written by Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele. Starring Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, the film follows Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdóttir as they are given the chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, and Demi Lovato also star. The Story of Fire Saga was initially scheduled for a May 2020 release to coincide with the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Eurovision contest was cancelled, and the film was subsequently released a month later, on June 26, on Netflix. The Story of Fire Saga received mixed reviews from critics, but had a positive reception from many Eurovision fans. The film received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 93rd Academy Awards.
| Director | David Dobkin |
| Produced by | Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Chris Henchy |
| Writer(s) | Will Ferrell, Andrew Steele |
| Starring | Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan |
| Music | Atli Örvarsson |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Edited by | Greg Hayden |
| Production, company | Gary Sanchez Productions, Gloria Sanchez Productions, EBU |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Released | June 26, 2020 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Netflix ID | 80244088 |
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Icelandic pop singers are given the chance to represent their home country in the Eurovision Song Contest in the outrageous parody. The film was direct by David Dobkin.
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Upon the movie's release it reached the peak position on Netflix.
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