Synopsis
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.
Children (2006) is a 1h 30min drama feature film by Ragnar Bragason. Karitas is a single mother of four who desperately tries to make ends meet.
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Titles
| Original title | BÖRN | |
| Alternate title | Children |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Iceland | September 9, 2006 |
| Theatrical | France | June 4, 2008 |
Full credits
| Director | Ragnar Bragason |
| Cast | Gísli Örn Garðarsson (Garðar/Georg), Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (Karítas), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Marino), Andri Snær Helgason (Guðmundur), Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson (Addi), Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir (Katrín), Sigurður Skúlason (Gunnar), Theodór Júlíusson (Kærasti), Kristján Franklín Magnús (Hörður), Ellert Ingimundarson (Sigurður), Kristbjörg Kjeld (Kolbrún), Hanna María Karlsdóttir (Franka) |
| Cinematography | Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Editing | Sverrir Kristjánsson |
| Music | Petur Thor Benediktsson |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
