| Children of Nature | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson |
| Written by | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Einar Már Guðmundsson |
| Produced by | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Vilhjálmur Ragnarsson |
| Starring | Gísli Halldórsson Sigríður Hagalín Baldvin Halldórsson Björn Karlsson |
| Cinematography | Ari Kristinsson |
| Edited by | Skafti Gudmundsson |
| Music by | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Languages | Icelandic English |
Children of Nature (Icelandic: Börn náttúrunnar) is a 1991 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 64th Academy Awards, the only Icelandic film to have ever been nominated.
Plot
Þorgeir, an old man living in the Icelandic countryside, has grown too old to continue running his farm, and is made to feel unwelcome in his daughter and son-in-law's urban dwelling. Dumped into a home for the elderly in Reykjavík, he meets an old girlfriend from his youth, and they elope to the wilds of Iceland to die together.
See also
- List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of films considered the best
References
- "Children of Nature". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Jez Conolly; Caroline Whelan (2012). Reykjavik. Intellect Books. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-84150-641-8.
External links
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