Will Fred Armisen Win Iceland's Al Capone Look-alike Contest?

For many residents of the Icelandic city of Arborg, the highlight of the annual Al Capone Festival is the look-alike contest where residents compete to see who most resembles the infamous Chicago gangster.

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The competition is always fierce, but this year there's a ringer: an Iranian immigrant who bears an uncanny resemblance to Capone (and Fred Armisen), at least around the sides of the face. But first he has to win over the festival's dreaded "Look-Alike Committee" who are bound by law (or at least civic pride) to make sure that only the best Al Capone lookalikes make it into the contest.

Catch Documentary Now! tonight at 10P on IFC when "A Town, A Gangster, A Festival" brings you an in-depth look at one town's obsession with an "untouchable" gangster.