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Children (2006)

Directed by Ragnar Bragason

Overview

Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet. Fighting a losing battle with her ex-husband for custody over her three daughters, she is oblivious to what’s going on with her twelve year old Gudmund, a victim of brutal bullying at school and whose life is on the fast track to destruction. Gudmund’s only friend in the world is Marinó, a schizophrenic in his fourties who lives with his mother in the same apartment building. When Marinó realizes that his mother has secretly been dating a stranger, Marinó starts to lose grip on reality.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Gísli Örn Garðarsson | Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | Ólafur Darri Ólafsson | Andri Snær Helgason | Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson | Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir | Sigurður Skúlason | Theodór Júlíusson | Kristján Franklin Magnúss | Ellert Ingimundarson | Kristbjörg Kjeld | Hanna María Karlsdóttir