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Bookmark this pageChildren of Nature (1991)
Director: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
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From Time Out Film Guide
A worthy film about the elderly - in the style of a road movie with docu-drama trimmings. The protagonist is a taciturn widower (Halldorsson) brought up in the savage northern fjords and mountains, which he abandoned for a lonely sheep farmer's life in the verdant southern pastures. The film starts with him - having shot his old dog - quitting his shack and paying an unannounced visit to his married daughter and family in Reykjavik. They quickly move him into an old people's home, where he meets a fiery old flame. Sympathetic tone but sketchy characters.Author: WH
Cast & crew
Director: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson
Producer: Fridrik Thór Fridriksson, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Skule Hansen
Cast: Gisli Halldorsson, Valgerdur Dan, Hallmar Sigurdsson, Sigridur Hagalin, Rurik Haraldsson full cast
Duration: 85 mins
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