 Eli Roth (qv) asked the President of Iceland for an official  pardon for making Icelanders look like drunken sex maniacs with the  character of Oli. The president laughed and gave Roth the pardon,  saying it represented a side of Icelanders not shown in movies. Roth  also issued a formal apology to the Icelandic Minister of Culture,  for all the damage _Hostel (2005)_ (qv) may cause to Icelands  reputation.